Is Quobba safe to fish?

Treated with respect, yes. Treated casually, no. The cliffs have a long history of fatalities and a rogue swell set will lift over a low ledge without warning. Wear a life jacket, fish with a partner, watch the swell before committing and accept that some days are not fishable. The station provides anchor points and safety wire on parts of the cliff — use them.

What does Quobba Station charge?

Quobba Station is a privately operated working pastoral lease and campground charging per person per night — $25 unpowered, $30 waterfront or powered, $15 for children 4–15 — payable at the station. Fishing and spearing are not allowed on the station's Front Beach, so work the ledges and the beaches north and south of it. The neighbouring Quobba Blowholes Eco Reserve introduced fees in 2025: $30 per site per night to camp, $11 for a day pass, chemical toilet required. Book the station directly before driving up — the campground fills in school holidays and weather windows.

Does the West Coast demersal closure apply at Quobba?

No. Quobba sits in the Gascoyne Coast Bioregion, north of the closure boundary at Kalbarri. Gascoyne demersal rules apply: a 4-fish mixed demersal bag with tighter per-species caps. Always verify current DPIRD rules before targeting demersals — the rules and bioregion boundaries have shifted in recent years.

Can I fish from the Quobba Blowholes lookout?

Don't. The Blowholes platform is high, the swell is unpredictable and the area has accounted for multiple deaths. The 'King Waves Kill' sign sits at the T-intersection for a reason. Drive on to the station-managed cliff platforms further north where the safety wire and anchor points are set up for fishing.

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Quobba (Quobba Station / Blowholes / Camp Rock)

Fri 09 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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📍 Quobba (Quobba Station / Blowholes / Camp Rock)

waning crescent · 5%

Weather: Sunny Wind: S 182° · 17 km/h Swell: 1.5 m @ 10 s SW Water: 21.8 °C Pressure: 1015.2 hPa → steady Faces south-west · Offshore: N, NE, E · Onshore: S, SW, W · Forecast wind: onshore

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 5:30 am

Solunar Minor window

Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind S 19 km/h

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 21.8 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:36 am Last light 6:51 pm

Low 2:39 am High 8:38 am Low 2:38 pm High 8:54 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 7:00 am

2h 30m

Good

9:00 pm → 12:00 am

Good

10:00 am → 12:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

First light

5:36 am

Last light

6:51 pm

Sunrise

5:58 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Moonrise

4:52 am

Moonset

5:15 pm

Low tide

2:39 am

High tide

8:38 am

Low tide

2:38 pm

High tide

8:54 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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20°

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193°

22 km/h

1am

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20°

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186°

20 km/h

2am

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19°

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180°

23 km/h

3am

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19°

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175°

20 km/h

4am

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19°

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171°

18 km/h

5am

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18°

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159°

19 km/h

6am

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18°

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154°

23 km/h

7am

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19°

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161°

22 km/h

8am

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21°

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188°

18 km/h

9am

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21°

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189°

20 km/h

10am

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21°

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185°

19 km/h

11am

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22°

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179°

17 km/h

12pm

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22°

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182°

17 km/h

1pm

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22°

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191°

19 km/h

2pm

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23°

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197°

17 km/h

3pm

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22°

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209°

20 km/h

4pm

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22°

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217°

19 km/h

5pm

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22°

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212°

19 km/h

6pm

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21°

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208°

20 km/h

7pm

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20°

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215°

18 km/h

8pm

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20°

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211°

16 km/h

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206°

17 km/h

10pm

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19°

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200°

17 km/h

11pm

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19°

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200°

16 km/h

Hourly Swell

Building 1.3 → 1.7 m SW

12am

1.3 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

1am

1.3 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

2am

1.3 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

3am

1.3 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

4am

1.3 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

5am

1.3 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

6am

1.4 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

7am

1.4 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

8am

1.4 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

9am

1.4 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

10am

1.5 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

11am

1.5 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

12pm

1.5 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

1pm

1.5 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

2pm

1.5 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

3pm

1.6 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

4pm

1.6 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

5pm

1.6 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

6pm

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

7pm

1.7 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

8pm

1.8 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

9pm

1.8 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

10pm

1.7 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

ground

11pm

1.7 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 21.8°

Tue

6 Oct

21.8°

Wed

7 Oct

21.8°

Thu

8 Oct

21.8°

Fri

9 Oct

21.8°

Sat

10 Oct

21.9°

Sun

11 Oct

21.9°

Mon

12 Oct

21.9°

Tue

13 Oct

22.0°

Wed

14 Oct

22.1°

Thu

15 Oct

22.4°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 17 km/h S (182°).

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

4:30 am → 7:00 am

2h 30m

Good

9:00 pm → 12:00 am

Good

10:00 am → 12:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

First light

5:36 am

Last light

6:51 pm

Sunrise

5:58 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Moonrise

4:52 am

Moonset

5:15 pm

Low tide

2:39 am

High tide

8:38 am

Low tide

2:38 pm

High tide

8:54 pm

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