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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Bite Forecast

Lancelin (Jetty & Back Beach)

Tue 06 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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📍 Lancelin (Jetty & Back Beach)

waning crescent · 28%

Weather: Unavailable Swell: 3.0 m @ 11 s SW Water: 19.3 °C Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 5:30 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Turning

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 19.3 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:27 am Last light 6:47 pm

High 5:10 am Low 2:10 pm High 10:00 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 6:30 am

1h 30m

Good

8:00 am → 9:30 am

1h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

2:00 pm → 2:30 pm

30m

First light

5:27 am

Last light

6:47 pm

Sunrise

5:50 am

Sunset

6:23 pm

Moonrise

3:08 am

Moonset

1:59 pm

High tide

5:10 am

Low tide

2:10 pm

High tide

10:00 pm

Hourly Swell

Steady ~3.3 m SW

12am

3.1 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

1am

3.1 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

2am

3.1 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

3am

3.1 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

4am

3.1 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

5am

3.2 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

6am

3.2 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

7am

3.2 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

8am

3.2 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

9am

3.2 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

10am

3.2 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

11am

3.2 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

12pm

3.0 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

1pm

2.8 m

@ 11 s

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Solid

ground

2pm

2.7 m

@ 11 s

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ground

3pm

2.8 m

@ 11 s

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ground

4pm

3.0 m

@ 11 s

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ground

5pm

3.1 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

6pm

3.1 m

@ 12 s

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Heavy

ground

7pm

3.2 m

@ 12 s

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Heavy

ground

8pm

3.2 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

9pm

3.2 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

ground

10pm

3.3 m

@ 11 s

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ground

11pm

3.3 m

@ 11 s

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Heavy

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 19.3°

Sat

3 Oct

19.2°

Sun

4 Oct

19.2°

Mon

5 Oct

19.4°

Tue

6 Oct

19.3°

Wed

7 Oct

19.4°

Thu

8 Oct

19.4°

Fri

9 Oct

19.4°

Sat

10 Oct

19.5°

Sun

11 Oct

19.4°

Mon

12 Oct

19.3°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 6:30 am

1h 30m

Good

8:00 am → 9:30 am

1h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

2:00 pm → 2:30 pm

30m

First light

5:27 am

Last light

6:47 pm

Sunrise

5:50 am

Sunset

6:23 pm

Moonrise

3:08 am

Moonset

1:59 pm

High tide

5:10 am

Low tide

2:10 pm

High tide

10:00 pm

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