Where can I fish from the shore at Port Hedland?

The Spoilbank Marina precinct has a purpose-built, dual-level, wheelchair-accessible fishing platform with reef balls beneath it — the easiest and most family-friendly option. The public jetty beside Marapikurrinya Park and Cooke Point both fish well around the tide change for threadfin, trevally and queenfish, and the Four Mile and Six Mile creek mouths produce barramundi, mangrove jack and mud crabs on the run-out — there is no signed public track to either mouth, so check access with the Town of Port Hedland rangers first.

When is the threadfin salmon run at Port Hedland?

Threadfin and blue salmon are around year-round, but the land-based run peaks through the cooler months, roughly May to August, off Spoilbank and Cooke Point. Fish the start of the tide movement — threadfin switch on when the water starts running and go quiet at slack.

Are there crocodiles at Port Hedland?

Occasionally, and increasingly. Saltwater crocodile sightings have been recorded around Port Hedland and Pretty Pool, and confirmed sightings along the Pilbara coast are rising. Numbers are far lower than Broome, but the back creeks and tidal margins should be treated as potential croc habitat — don't wade the mangroves and don't clean fish at the water's edge. Check Town of Port Hedland and DBCA alerts before fishing.

Why are Port Hedland's tides such a big deal for fishing?

The tidal range regularly hits six metres, which moves an enormous volume of water through the harbour and the back creeks. That current is what turns the fish on — threadfin, queenfish and trevally feed hardest as the tide starts to run, and the creek barramundi and mangrove jack fire on the bottom of the run-out. Slack water is slow, so bring a tide chart and plan the session around the change, not the time of day.

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Weather: Sunny Wind: N 11° · 14 km/h Swell: flat Water: 29.9 °C Pressure: 1012.1 hPa ↓ falling Faces north · Offshore: SE, S, SW · Onshore: NW, N, NE · Forecast wind: onshore

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First light 4:55 am Last light 6:44 pm

Low 6:11 am High 12:27 pm Low 6:16 pm

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Wind data (text)

Now: 14 km/h N (11°).

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

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Good

5:00 am → 6:00 am

First light

4:55 am

Last light

6:44 pm

Sunrise

5:18 am

Sunset

6:20 pm

Moonrise

7:10 am

Moonset

9:05 pm

Low tide

6:11 am

High tide

12:27 pm

Low tide

6:16 pm

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