Do I need a fishing licence for Lancelin?

No licence for jetty or beach fishing. A Recreational Fishing from Boat Licence covers any fishing from a powered boat anywhere in WA — inside the lagoon counts, not just past the outer reef — and you need one even to ferry your catch or gear ashore under motor. Bag and size limits set by DPIRD apply regardless.

When does pink snapper season open at Lancelin?

Land-based, it never closed. Boat-based demersal fishing in the West Coast Bioregion is shut until spring 2027, replacing the old mid-Oct to mid-Dec annual closure, but shore fishers keep fishing for snapper year-round on a 2-fish mixed demersal bag. May–September is the reliable beach-cast window.

Can I fish the back beach without a 4WD?

Yes — the main back beach near town is walk-accessible from sealed car parks. South Point and the more remote gutters require 4WD. Plenty of fishable beach within walking distance of the town foreshore.

What's the difference between the lagoon and the back beach at Lancelin?

The lagoon is sheltered by Lancelin Island and the surrounding reef chain — clear shallow water, fishable in most conditions, light tackle suits whiting and flathead on the flats. The back beach faces open ocean — bigger gutters, tailor and salmon water, requires reading swell and finding defined gutters.

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Lancelin (Jetty & Back Beach)

Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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📍 Lancelin (Jetty & Back Beach)

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Weather: Unavailable Swell: 2.6 m @ 9 s SW Water: 19.7 °C Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW

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At the day's peak · 7:00 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Slack

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 19.7 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:10 am Last light 6:57 pm

High 12:30 am Low 2:30 am Low 12:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

5:00 am → 8:30 am

3h 30m

Good

1:30 am → 3:00 am

1h 30m

Good

12:30 pm → 1:30 pm

First light

5:10 am

Last light

6:57 pm

Sunrise

5:34 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

Moonrise

12:46 pm

Moonset

1:58 am

High tide

12:30 am

Low tide

2:30 am

Low tide

12:30 pm

Hourly Swell

Building 2.2 → 2.9 m SW

12am

2.2 m

@ 10 s

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1am

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

2am

2.3 m

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3am

2.4 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

4am

2.4 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

5am

2.5 m

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Solid

6am

2.5 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

7am

2.6 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

8am

2.6 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

9am

2.7 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

10am

2.7 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

11am

2.8 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

12pm

2.6 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

1pm

2.4 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

2pm

2.2 m

@ 8 s

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Solid

3pm

2.5 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

4pm

2.8 m

@ 10 s

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5pm

3.1 m

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ground

6pm

3.1 m

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ground

7pm

3.1 m

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ground

8pm

3.1 m

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Heavy

ground

9pm

3.0 m

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Heavy

10pm

3.0 m

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Solid

11pm

2.9 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 19.7°

Sat

17 Oct

19.8°

Sun

18 Oct

19.8°

Mon

19 Oct

19.7°

Tue

20 Oct

19.7°

Wed

21 Oct

19.7°

Thu

22 Oct

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Fri

23 Oct

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24 Oct

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25 Oct

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26 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

5:00 am → 8:30 am

3h 30m

Good

1:30 am → 3:00 am

1h 30m

Good

12:30 pm → 1:30 pm

First light

5:10 am

Last light

6:57 pm

Sunrise

5:34 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

Moonrise

12:46 pm

Moonset

1:58 am

High tide

12:30 am

Low tide

2:30 am

Low tide

12:30 pm

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