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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Lighthouse Bay (Vlamingh Head Lighthouse / Surfers Beach / Limestone Platforms)

Thu 29 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

Forecast updated Thu 29 Oct, 10:03pm AWST

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📍 Lighthouse Bay (Vlamingh Head Lighthouse / Surfers Beach / Limestone Platforms)

waning gibbous · 90%

Weather: Sunny Wind: SW 223° · 16 km/h Swell: flat Water: 22.3 °C Pressure: 1016.0 hPa → steady Faces north · Offshore: SE, S, SW · Onshore: NW, N, NE · Forecast wind: offshore

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Turning

Wind SW 9 km/h

Moon waning gibbous all day

Water temp 22.3 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:18 am Last light 6:56 pm

Low 6:08 am High 12:20 pm Low 5:20 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 8:30 am

Good

5:30 pm → 8:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

2:00 am → 3:30 am

1h 30m

Good

10:00 pm → 11:00 pm

First light

5:18 am

Last light

6:56 pm

Sunrise

5:41 am

Sunset

6:33 pm

Moonrise

10:09 pm

Moonset

7:52 am

Low tide

6:08 am

High tide

12:20 pm

Low tide

5:20 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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21°

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249°

16 km/h

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246°

16 km/h

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233°

12 km/h

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230°

11 km/h

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19°

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232°

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230°

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228°

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229°

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239°

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263°

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223°

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221°

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~0.5 m SW

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Calm

chop

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Calm

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Calm

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 22.3°

Mon

26 Oct

22.1°

Tue

27 Oct

22.0°

Wed

28 Oct

22.1°

Thu

29 Oct

22.3°

Fri

30 Oct

22.5°

Sat

31 Oct

22.6°

Sun

1 Nov

22.6°

Mon

2 Nov

22.5°

Tue

3 Nov

22.5°

Wed

4 Nov

22.7°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 16 km/h SW (223°).

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 → 8:30 am

Good

5:30 pm → 8:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

2:00 am → 3:30 am

1h 30m

Good

10:00 pm → 11:00 pm

First light

5:18 am

Last light

6:56 pm

Sunrise

5:41 am

Sunset

6:33 pm

Moonrise

10:09 pm

Moonset

7:52 am

Low tide

6:08 am

High tide

12:20 pm

Low tide

5:20 pm

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