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 September through April 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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Tide Turning

Wind SW 25 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 24.0 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:53 am Last light 6:41 pm

High 1:50 am Low 9:30 am High 4:30 pm Low 6:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

5:30 am → 7:00 am

1h 30m

Good

12:30 pm → 1:00 pm

30m

First light

5:53 am

Last light

6:41 pm

Sunrise

6:15 am

Sunset

6:19 pm

Moonrise

12:34 pm

Moonset

1:43 am

High tide

1:50 am

Low tide

9:30 am

High tide

4:30 pm

Low tide

6:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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22°

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193°

21 km/h

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20 km/h

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175°

22 km/h

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26 km/h

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170°

27 km/h

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31 km/h

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19 km/h

Hourly Swell

Easing 1.4 → 1.0 m W

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1.2 m

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1.1 m

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11pm

1.0 m

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 24.0°

Thu

17 Sep

23.7°

Fri

18 Sep

23.9°

Sat

19 Sep

24.0°

Sun

20 Sep

24.0°

Mon

21 Sep

23.9°

Tue

22 Sep

23.8°

Wed

23 Sep

23.7°

Thu

24 Sep

23.6°

Fri

25 Sep

23.4°

Sat

26 Sep

23.2°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 24 km/h SE (157°).

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 → 8:30 pm

Good

5:30 am → 7:00 am

1h 30m

Good

12:30 pm → 1:00 pm

30m

First light

5:53 am

Last light

6:41 pm

Sunrise

6:15 am

Sunset

6:19 pm

Moonrise

12:34 pm

Moonset

1:43 am

High tide

1:50 am

Low tide

9:30 am

High tide

4:30 pm

Low tide

6:30 pm

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