Is Mindarie quieter than Hillarys?

Yes — Mindarie is smaller and gets less fishing pressure. The trade-off is fewer walls and less variety, but for squid and herring sessions the reduced crowds are an advantage. Dining and amenity options are still good.

When is the best time for squid at Mindarie?

Late afternoon into evening from August through February with peaks in spring and late summer. The lit walls concentrate squid after dark; fish 2.0–3.0 jigs slowly along the wall edges.

Where does Mindarie fish for tailor?

Around the entrance channel during tide changes — fish the edges where current meets the rock walls. Cast metals or ganged-hook mulies across the seam at dawn and dusk during autumn (March–June).

Can I fish from the Mindarie dining boardwalks?

No — signage applies along the boardwalks adjacent to outdoor dining and waitstaff will move you. Stick to the public foreshore walls and you're fine.

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Bite Forecast

Mindarie Marina

Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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📍 Mindarie Marina

first quarter · 65%

Weather: Unavailable Swell: 2.3 m @ 10 s SW Water: 19.5 °C Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW

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At the day's peak · 7:00 pm

Solunar Major window

Time of day Dusk

Tide Slack

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 19.5 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:07 am Last light 6:56 pm

High 12:30 am Low 12:30 pm High 10:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

7:30 am → 9:00 am

1h 30m

Good

5:00 am → 6:00 am

Good

12:30 pm → 1:30 pm

First light

5:07 am

Last light

6:56 pm

Sunrise

5:32 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

Moonrise

12:43 pm

Moonset

1:58 am

High tide

12:30 am

Low tide

12:30 pm

High tide

10:30 pm

Hourly Swell

Building 1.8 → 2.3 m SW

12am

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

1am

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

2am

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

3am

1.9 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

4am

2.0 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

5am

2.0 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

6am

2.1 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

7am

2.1 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

8am

2.1 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

9am

2.2 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

10am

2.2 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

11am

2.2 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

12pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

1pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

2pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

3pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

4pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

5pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

6pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

7pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

8pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

9pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

10pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

11pm

2.3 m

@ 10 s

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Solid

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 19.5°

Sat

17 Oct

19.6°

Sun

18 Oct

19.8°

Mon

19 Oct

19.6°

Tue

20 Oct

19.5°

Wed

21 Oct

19.5°

Thu

22 Oct

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Fri

23 Oct

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Sat

24 Oct

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Sun

25 Oct

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Mon

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

7:30 am → 9:00 am

1h 30m

Good

5:00 am → 6:00 am

Good

12:30 pm → 1:30 pm

First light

5:07 am

Last light

6:56 pm

Sunrise

5:32 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

Moonrise

12:43 pm

Moonset

1:58 am

High tide

12:30 am

Low tide

12:30 pm

High tide

10:30 pm

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