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)

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Weather: Sunny Wind: W 283° · 14 km/h Swell: 1.4 m @ 9 s SW Water: 19.6 °C Pressure: 1019.3 hPa → steady Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW · Forecast wind: onshore

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 7:00 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Slack

Wind W 12 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 19.6 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:07 am Last light 6:57 pm

High 1:30 am Low 4:00 am Low 12:00 pm High 10:00 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 → 8:30 am

Good

4:30 am → 6:00 am

1h 30m

Good

12:00 pm → 1:00 pm

First light

5:07 am

Last light

6:57 pm

Sunrise

5:31 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

Moonrise

12:42 pm

Moonset

1:59 am

High tide

1:30 am

Low tide

4:00 am

Low tide

12:00 pm

High tide

10:00 pm

Hourly Wind

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230°

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14°

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292°

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Hourly Swell

Building 1.3 → 1.6 m SW

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1am

1.3 m

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2am

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3am

1.2 m

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1.2 m

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5am

1.1 m

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7am

1.3 m

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10am

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11am

1.4 m

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12pm

1.4 m

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7pm

1.5 m

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8pm

1.5 m

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9pm

1.6 m

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10pm

1.6 m

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1.6 m

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 19.6°

Sat

17 Oct

19.6°

Sun

18 Oct

19.6°

Mon

19 Oct

19.5°

Tue

20 Oct

19.6°

Wed

21 Oct

19.5°

Thu

22 Oct

19.2°

Fri

23 Oct

19.0°

Sat

24 Oct

18.9°

Sun

25 Oct

18.8°

Mon

26 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 14 km/h W (283°).

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

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

7:30 am → 8:30 am

Good

4:30 am → 6:00 am

1h 30m

Good

12:00 pm → 1:00 pm

First light

5:07 am

Last light

6:57 pm

Sunrise

5:31 am

Sunset

6:32 pm

Moonrise

12:42 pm

Moonset

1:59 am

High tide

1:30 am

Low tide

4:00 am

Low tide

12:00 pm

High tide

10:00 pm

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