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 Two Mile, Four Mile, 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?

March through July, peaking in April and May. Schools push west to east 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?

Mary Ann Haven has a beach launch suitable for small tinnies in calm conditions, and Starvation Boat Harbour 30km west is the more sheltered launch the locals use. Neither is a deep-water marina; if you want a proper trailer ramp, Esperance is the next option east.

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

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waxing gibbous · 70%

Weather: Sunny Wind: SE 125° · 11 km/h Swell: 2.0 m @ 10 s S Water: 17.3 °C Pressure: 1020.6 hPa ↓ falling

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:30 pm

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind S 16 km/h

Moon waxing gibbous all day

Water temp 17.3 °C all day

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Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:26 am Last light 6:19 pm

High 12:30 am High 7:30 am Low 4:00 pm High 11:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 pm → 9:00 pm

3h 30m

Good

5:00 am → 8:00 am

Good

12:00 pm → 1:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

1:30 am → 2:00 am

30m

First light

5:26 am

Last light

6:19 pm

Sunrise

5:50 am

Sunset

5:55 pm

Moonrise

12:34 pm

Moonset

2:37 am

High tide

12:30 am

High tide

7:30 am

Low tide

4:00 pm

High tide

11:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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13°

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52°

11 km/h

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12°

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44°

13 km/h

2am

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12°

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43°

13 km/h

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11°

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41°

13 km/h

4am

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11°

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40°

12 km/h

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11°

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38°

12 km/h

6am

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11°

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36°

12 km/h

7am

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11°

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35°

10 km/h

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13°

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36°

10 km/h

9am

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15°

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33°

10 km/h

10am

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18°

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37°

8 km/h

11am

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69°

6 km/h

12pm

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19°

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125°

11 km/h

1pm

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19°

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136°

17 km/h

2pm

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18°

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132°

21 km/h

3pm

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18°

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120°

20 km/h

4pm

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18°

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110°

14 km/h

5pm

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18°

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161°

10 km/h

6pm

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17°

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161°

16 km/h

7pm

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17°

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132°

11 km/h

8pm

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17°

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141°

12 km/h

9pm

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165°

11 km/h

10pm

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16°

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174°

12 km/h

11pm

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16°

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178°

14 km/h

Hourly Swell

Easing 2.1 → 1.7 m S

12am

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1am

2.1 m

@ 9 s

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2am

2.1 m

@ 10 s

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3am

2.1 m

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Solid

4am

2.1 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

5am

2.1 m

@ 10 s

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6am

2.1 m

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ground

7am

2.1 m

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Solid

ground

8am

2.1 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

ground

9am

2.1 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

ground

10am

2.0 m

@ 10 s

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ground

11am

2.0 m

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ground

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ground

2pm

2.0 m

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Moderate

ground

3pm

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

4pm

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

5pm

1.9 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

6pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

7pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

8pm

1.8 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

9pm

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

10pm

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

11pm

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.4° over the last 3 days

Fri

18 Sep

17.7°

Sat

19 Sep

17.4°

Sun

20 Sep

17.2°

Mon

21 Sep

17.3°

Tue

22 Sep

17.3°

Wed

23 Sep

17.2°

Thu

24 Sep

17.2°

Fri

25 Sep

17.4°

Sat

26 Sep

17.3°

Sun

27 Sep

17.2°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 11 km/h SE (125°).

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

5:30 pm → 9:00 pm

3h 30m

Good

5:00 am → 8:00 am

Good

12:00 pm → 1:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

1:30 am → 2:00 am

30m

First light

5:26 am

Last light

6:19 pm

Sunrise

5:50 am

Sunset

5:55 pm

Moonrise

12:34 pm

Moonset

2:37 am

High tide

12:30 am

High tide

7:30 am

Low tide

4:00 pm

High tide

11:30 pm

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