Is there a fishable jetty at Hopetoun?

No. The original Hopetoun Jetty was demolished in 1983 after years of storm damage and has not been replaced. The current foreshore at Mary Ann Haven has a rock groyne that you can fish from, but beach and rock fishing is the realistic land-based option. The nearest fishable jetty east is the new Esperance Jetty roughly two hours away.

Do I need a national park pass for the beaches?

Yes. Hamersley Drive into Fitzgerald River National Park, which leads to Four Mile, Barrens Beach, Mylies Beach and others, charges a standard DBCA vehicle entry fee. An annual all-parks pass pays for itself if you fish the south coast more than a couple of times a year. Mary Ann Haven foreshore in town is free.

When does the salmon run hit Hopetoun?

Salmon are about year-round, and the run is best from February to May. Schools push east to west along the Fitzgerald coast and the open beaches off Hamersley Drive — Four Mile especially — produce reliably in the right swell window. Spin metals into the schools as they work the gutters.

Can I launch a boat from Hopetoun?

Hopetoun has a Department of Transport boat ramp — a single concrete lane with a 27m catwalk beside it — and Starvation Boat Harbour, about 48km east, is the sheltered beach launch the locals also use. Neither is a deep-water marina.

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Hopetoun (Mary Ann Haven / Two Mile / Four Mile / Starvation)

Tue 13 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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Weather: Sunny Wind: E 73° · 16 km/h Swell: 1.6 m @ 10 s S Water: 17.1 °C Pressure: 1027.3 hPa ↓ falling Faces south · Offshore: NW, N, NE · Onshore: SE, S, SW · Forecast wind: cross-shore

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At the day's peak · 5:30 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Turning

Wind NE 11 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 17.1 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 4:56 am Last light 6:36 pm

Low 5:54 am High 11:10 am Low 3:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

12:30 am → 3:00 am

2h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

1h 30m

First light

4:56 am

Last light

6:36 pm

Sunrise

5:20 am

Sunset

6:11 pm

Moonrise

6:23 am

Moonset

8:58 pm

Low tide

5:54 am

High tide

11:10 am

Low tide

3:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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11°

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39°

11 km/h

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12°

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54°

9 km/h

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10°

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38°

11 km/h

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9°

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19°

11 km/h

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9°

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25°

10 km/h

5am

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9°

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25°

11 km/h

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10°

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40°

11 km/h

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11°

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45°

10 km/h

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14°

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58°

12 km/h

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15°

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63°

18 km/h

10am

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73°

16 km/h

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17°

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80°

14 km/h

12pm

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18°

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104°

16 km/h

1pm

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17°

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116°

25 km/h

2pm

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17°

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117°

28 km/h

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17°

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113°

27 km/h

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109°

28 km/h

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104°

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21 km/h

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77°

19 km/h

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73°

16 km/h

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64°

15 km/h

Hourly Swell

Easing 2.0 → 1.6 m S

12am

2.0 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

1am

1.9 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

2am

1.9 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

3am

2.0 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

4am

2.1 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

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2.1 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

6am

2.2 m

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ground

7am

2.2 m

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ground

8am

2.2 m

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Solid

9am

2.1 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

10am

2.1 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

11am

2.0 m

@ 10 s

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12pm

2.0 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

1pm

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

2pm

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

3pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

4pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

5pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

6pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

7pm

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

8pm

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

9pm

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

10pm

1.6 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

11pm

1.6 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 17.1°

Sat

10 Oct

17.3°

Sun

11 Oct

17.2°

Mon

12 Oct

17.2°

Tue

13 Oct

17.1°

Wed

14 Oct

17.2°

Thu

15 Oct

17.3°

Fri

16 Oct

17.4°

Sat

17 Oct

17.7°

Sun

18 Oct

17.7°

Mon

19 Oct

17.7°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 16 km/h E (73°).

Wind map data: ECMWF HRES (operational), updated every 6 hours. Not for navigation.

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

12:30 am → 3:00 am

2h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

1h 30m

First light

4:56 am

Last light

6:36 pm

Sunrise

5:20 am

Sunset

6:11 pm

Moonrise

6:23 am

Moonset

8:58 pm

Low tide

5:54 am

High tide

11:10 am

Low tide

3:30 pm

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