Can I fish from the rocks directly below the lighthouse?

Some of the limestone platforms below the lighthouse are fishable from outside the Lighthouse Bay Sanctuary Zone, but the boundaries are not intuitive from the rocks. Shore-based fishing is permitted on Dunes Surf Beach and parts of Surfers Beach adjacent to the sanctuary zone, but the sanctuary itself is closed to all extractive activity. Pre-load the Marine Parks WA app and confirm your spot before casting.

Is the Vlamingh Head Lighthouse open to climb?

No. The 1912 lighthouse is closed to the public — the structure is heritage-listed and there is an observation outpost with interpretive plaques at the carpark instead. The site is for access to the headland walking tracks, the lookout and the fishing platforms below, not the tower itself.

What is the realistic land-based pelagic from the cliffs?

Spanish mackerel are the headline species year-round, best March to September, on float-rigged garfish from the deeper platforms. GTs and queenfish work the wash year-round on stickbaits and poppers. Longtail tuna show on inshore bust-ups in the warm-water window and you can occasionally cast into a school from the rocks. Sailfish and marlin pass within sight but are not realistic land-based targets.

How does Lighthouse Bay differ from Tantabiddi?

Tantabiddi is the trailer-boat ramp into Ningaloo lagoon and the outer reef. Lighthouse Bay is the land-based cliff and beach fishery for anglers without a boat — same headland, same general fish, completely different access. Many trips combine both: boat days from Tantabiddi, shore sessions from the lighthouse on windy days when launching is off the cards.

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Weather: Sunny Wind: S 202° · 9 km/h Swell: 0.9 m @ 9 s SW Water: 23.6 °C Pressure: 1015.9 hPa ↓ falling Faces north · Offshore: SE, S, SW · Onshore: NW, N, NE · Forecast wind: offshore

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High Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 5:30 am

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind S 19 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 23.6 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:28 am Last light 6:50 pm

High 12:12 am Low 7:23 am High 1:40 pm Low 6:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

5:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

10:30 am → 11:30 am

First light

5:28 am

Last light

6:50 pm

Sunrise

5:50 am

Sunset

6:27 pm

Moonrise

10:24 am

Moonset

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High tide

12:12 am

Low tide

7:23 am

High tide

1:40 pm

Low tide

6:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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22°

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208°

18 km/h

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22°

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199°

16 km/h

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21°

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193°

17 km/h

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21°

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190°

18 km/h

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18 km/h

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182°

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174°

21 km/h

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170°

20 km/h

10am

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168°

17 km/h

11am

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27°

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173°

14 km/h

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28°

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202°

9 km/h

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232°

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238°

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204°

21 km/h

11pm

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Hourly Swell

Building 0.5 → 1.0 m SW

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@ 9 s

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Slight

1am

0.6 m

@ 8 s

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2am

0.6 m

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0.6 m

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0.6 m

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5am

0.6 m

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6am

0.7 m

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0.7 m

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0.7 m

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0.7 m

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0.8 m

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0.8 m

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0.9 m

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0.9 m

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8pm

1.0 m

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9pm

1.0 m

@ 11 s

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ground

10pm

1.0 m

@ 11 s

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ground

11pm

1.0 m

@ 12 s

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Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.4° over the last 3 days

Wed

14 Oct

23.2°

Thu

15 Oct

23.3°

Fri

16 Oct

23.4°

Sat

17 Oct

23.6°

Sun

18 Oct

23.5°

Mon

19 Oct

23.5°

Tue

20 Oct

23.5°

Wed

21 Oct

23.3°

Thu

22 Oct

23.2°

Fri

23 Oct

23.0°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 9 km/h S (202°).

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

4:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

5:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

10:30 am → 11:30 am

First light

5:28 am

Last light

6:50 pm

Sunrise

5:50 am

Sunset

6:27 pm

Moonrise

10:24 am

Moonset

—

High tide

12:12 am

Low tide

7:23 am

High tide

1:40 pm

Low tide

6:30 pm

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