Can you fish Port Beach in North Fremantle?

Yes — Port Beach is a beach-fishing spot along the Leighton-to-Rous Head stretch, with tailor, herring and autumn salmon the mainstays. The southern Sandtrax corner beside the groyne is the standout, where the sea wall and harbour-mouth current hold bait. Dawn and dusk on a moving tide are the productive windows, and night for mulloway.

Where is Sandtrax Beach and can you fish it?

Sandtrax is the southern end of Port Beach, beside the Rous Head groyne, backed by shipping containers, red cranes and a sea wall on two sides. The wall and groyne hold bait and give shelter from the Fremantle Doctor when the open beach is blown out. Watch for rocks and boulders washed close to shore from years of dredging — they hold fish but snag gear.

Is Port Beach dog friendly?

No — Port Beach is not a dog beach. The nearest dog-friendly sand is the northern end of Leighton Beach, north of the railway footbridge. For anglers that means fewer loose dogs moving behind your back-cast at Port.

Has Port Beach been closed by erosion?

Port Beach has had serious ongoing erosion — the beach has narrowed, and emergency rock protection plus periodic sand renourishment currently hold the line in front of the car park, change rooms and Coast restaurant, though the council's adopted long-term plan is managed retreat. The beach is generally fishable, but big storms and the ongoing works periodically close beach access and the southern car parks — check the City of Fremantle before you go.

What's the best time to fish Port Beach?

Dawn and dusk on a moving tide, with night for mulloway, December to May the peak for tailor and autumn (March–May) the peak for salmon. When the afternoon Fremantle Doctor blows the open beach out, move to the Sandtrax corner at the southern end, which stays workable in the lee of the sea wall and groyne.

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Port Beach (North Fremantle)

Fri 09 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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Weather: Rainy Wind: W 261° · 21 km/h Swell: 2.1 m @ 10 s SW Water: 18.5 °C Pressure: 1012.5 hPa → steady Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW · Forecast wind: onshore

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Low Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:30 pm

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dusk

Tide Slack

Wind W 16 km/h

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 18.5 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:20 am Last light 6:48 pm

Low 2:40 am High 8:45 am Low 2:15 pm High 9:00 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

5:00 am → 6:00 am

Good

11:00 pm → 12:00 am

First light

5:20 am

Last light

6:48 pm

Sunrise

5:44 am

Sunset

6:24 pm

Moonrise

4:43 am

Moonset

5:07 pm

Low tide

2:40 am

High tide

8:45 am

Low tide

2:15 pm

High tide

9:00 pm

Hourly Wind

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.9 m SW

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Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.6° over the last 3 days

Tue

6 Oct

19.1°

Wed

7 Oct

19.1°

Thu

8 Oct

18.9°

Fri

9 Oct

18.5°

Sat

10 Oct

18.6°

Sun

11 Oct

18.5°

Mon

12 Oct

18.5°

Tue

13 Oct

18.6°

Wed

14 Oct

18.9°

Thu

15 Oct

19.2°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 21 km/h W (261°).

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

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

5:00 am → 6:00 am

Good

11:00 pm → 12:00 am

First light

5:20 am

Last light

6:48 pm

Sunrise

5:44 am

Sunset

6:24 pm

Moonrise

4:43 am

Moonset

5:07 pm

Low tide

2:40 am

High tide

8:45 am

Low tide

2:15 pm

High tide

9:00 pm

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