Is there a boat ramp at Port Gregory?

No. Port Gregory has a foreshore jetty for boats to dock against but no formal boat ramp — small boats launch from the firm sand. A 4WD is sensible and the launch line through the reef passage should be checked on a calm morning before committing. The nearest formal ramps are at Horrocks and Kalbarri.

Can I fish the Pink Lake?

No. Hutt Lagoon is a hypersaline algal salt lake and a working salt operation — the pink colour comes from a carotenoid-producing algae, not a fish-holding water body. It is a tourism photo stop and a private salt lease, not a fishery. The fishing is the ocean side.

Does the West Coast demersal closure apply here?

Yes. Port Gregory sits in the West Coast Bioregion, so the boat-based recreational demersal closure window to September 2027 applies to pink snapper, dhufish and the wider demersal mixed bag. Verify current DPIRD rules before targeting demersals from the inshore reef or further out.

What does the reef do for the fishing?

The fringing reef breaks the prevailing south-west swell and leaves the inside lagoon fishable on days that wash out Horrocks and the open mid-coast beaches. It also concentrates bait inside the reef line, which is why the foreshore jetty and the inside beach fish consistently for the bread-and-butter species.

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Port Gregory (Harbour / Foreshore Jetty / North & South Beaches)

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Weather: Sunny Wind: NE 65° · 17 km/h Swell: 1.1 m @ 10 s SW Water: 20.3 °C

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Wind NE 17 km/h — Light

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Water Temp 20.3°C

Moon Phase last quarter — 42%

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 am → 8:00 am

2h 30m

Good

5:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

10:30 am → 1:30 pm

Good

12:00 am → 1:30 am

1h 30m

First light

6:49 am

Last light

6:06 pm

Sunrise

7:15 am

Sunset

5:41 pm

Moonrise

12:27 am

Moonset

12:01 pm

High tide

2:20 am

Low tide

11:50 am

High tide

2:10 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

8am

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14°

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82°

13 km/h

9am

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14°

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71°

14 km/h

10am

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14°

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68°

16 km/h

11am

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14°

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67°

17 km/h

12pm

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14°

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65°

17 km/h

1pm

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13°

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61°

18 km/h

2pm

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13°

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60°

18 km/h

3pm

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57°

19 km/h

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56°

20 km/h

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55°

20 km/h

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54°

17 km/h

7pm

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21°

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49°

13 km/h

8pm

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23°

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39°

10 km/h

9pm

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24°

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9°

6 km/h

10pm

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24°

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247°

4 km/h

11pm

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23°

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212°

8 km/h

12am

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210°

12 km/h

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7 km/h

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94°

8 km/h

7am

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82°

8 km/h

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 20.3°

Sun

5 Jul

20.3°

Mon

6 Jul

20.5°

Tue

7 Jul

20.5°

Wed

8 Jul

20.3°

Thu

9 Jul

20.4°

Fri

10 Jul

20.6°

Sat

11 Jul

20.6°

Sun

12 Jul

20.4°

Mon

13 Jul

20.2°

Tue

14 Jul

20.1°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 17 km/h NE (65°).

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 am → 8:00 am

2h 30m

Good

5:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

10:30 am → 1:30 pm

Good

12:00 am → 1:30 am

1h 30m

First light

6:49 am

Last light

6:06 pm

Sunrise

7:15 am

Sunset

5:41 pm

Moonrise

12:27 am

Moonset

12:01 pm

High tide

2:20 am

Low tide

11:50 am

High tide

2:10 pm

Nearby spots

Horrocks Beach 27.3 km

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