Is the Horrocks jetty still standing?

Yes. The jetty is in service as a recreational fishing platform with a fish-cleaning bay nearby on the foreshore. It is a smaller community jetty rather than a heritage timber structure — light gear for herring, skippy, garfish and squid is the right setup. Verify current condition with the caravan park or Shire of Northampton before relying on it for a heavy session.

Does the West Coast demersal closure apply at Horrocks?

From a boat, yes. Horrocks sits in the West Coast Bioregion, where boat-based demersal fishing is closed until spring 2027 — so the back-of-reef dhufish and baldchin groper are off the table for boat anglers until then. Land-based fishing is exempt: the reef rocks and the jetty stay open under a 2-fish mixed demersal bag with 2 pink snapper inside it, and land-based spearfishing for dhufish is the one prohibition. Verify current DPIRD rules before each trip.

How long is the drive from Perth?

Around 5 hours via the Brand Highway, North West Coastal Highway and Northampton–Horrocks Road. The last 22 km from Northampton is a sealed back road. Long-weekend trips are common; a three or four day stay makes most sense given the species variety and the chance of weather days.

Can I launch a boat at Horrocks?

Not from a formal ramp. Beach launches off the foreshore are common in calm conditions but require a 4WD and a boat trailer set up for soft-sand work. The closest formal ramps are at Geraldton south and Kalbarri north — Port Gregory has a foreshore jetty but no formal trailer ramp. Most Horrocks-based fishing is land-based or kayak-launched inside the reef.

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Weather: Sunny Wind: S 179° · 11 km/h Swell: 1.3 m @ 9 s SW Water: 19.4 °C Pressure: 1022.2 hPa → steady

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:30 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind S 13 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 19.4 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:59 am Last light 6:37 pm

Low 3:06 am Low 6:00 am High 11:40 am Low 2:40 pm High 10:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 8:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

5:30 am → 8:00 am

2h 30m

Good

12:00 pm → 3:30 pm

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Good

10:00 pm → 10:30 pm

30m

First light

5:59 am

Last light

6:37 pm

Sunrise

6:22 am

Sunset

6:14 pm

Moonrise

7:19 am

Moonset

8:24 pm

Low tide

3:06 am

Low tide

6:00 am

High tide

11:40 am

Low tide

2:40 pm

High tide

10:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

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Hourly Swell

Easing 1.3 → 0.9 m SW

12am

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2am

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6pm

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Slight

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Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 1.6° over the last 3 days

Thu

10 Sep

17.8°

Fri

11 Sep

18.5°

Sat

12 Sep

19.3°

Sun

13 Sep

19.4°

Mon

14 Sep

19.3°

Tue

15 Sep

19.3°

Wed

16 Sep

19.8°

Thu

17 Sep

20.1°

Fri

18 Sep

20.2°

Sat

19 Sep

20.1°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 11 km/h S (179°).

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

6:00 pm → 8:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

5:30 am → 8:00 am

2h 30m

Good

12:00 pm → 3:30 pm

3h 30m

Good

10:00 pm → 10:30 pm

30m

First light

5:59 am

Last light

6:37 pm

Sunrise

6:22 am

Sunset

6:14 pm

Moonrise

7:19 am

Moonset

8:24 pm

Low tide

3:06 am

Low tide

6:00 am

High tide

11:40 am

Low tide

2:40 pm

High tide

10:30 pm

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