Can you fish at Spoilbank Marina in Port Hedland?

Yes. The marina has a two-storey public fishing jetty on its western breakwater, with six reef balls set underneath and beside it, and the jetty was built with wheelchair access. The breakwaters also carry public pedestrian paths. The Department of Transport runs the marina and the Town of Port Hedland manages the land side, including the fish cleaning stations.

Is the Spoilbank Marina boat ramp open 24 hours?

Yes. The Town of Port Hedland lists the four-lane Spoilbank ramp as open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and pointed boaters to it when the Richardson Street ramp closed on 31 May 2024. Pilbara Ports locked the ramp overnight for a period in early 2024 after out-of-hours breaches, so check for notices if the gates are shut. The Department of Transport recommends launching at high tide, and there is no fuel at the marina.

What fish can you catch off the Spoilbank fishing jetty?

Mangrove jack and cod tight to the reef balls under the jetty, and queenfish, king threadfin and blue salmon in the moving water around the tide change. King threadfin are 450mm minimum and two a day, blue salmon have no minimum and a bag of four, and mangrove jack are 300mm and two a day — check the current DPIRD guide before you keep anything.

Why does the Spoilbank fishing jetty have two levels?

Because Port Hedland's tide rises and falls around six metres on the springs, and more than seven on the biggest. The lower deck is for fishing at low tide and the upper deck for high tide, so the jetty stays usable whatever the water is doing. Check a tide chart before you go and pick the deck from the predicted height.

Where can I launch a boat in Port Hedland?

At the four-lane Spoilbank Marina ramp, which is open around the clock and has its own recreational entrance channel away from the bulk carriers, or at the Town's Finucane Island ramp on West Creek. The old Richardson Street ramp was permanently closed to the public on 31 May 2024 because of its condition and its position in the main shipping channel. You need a Recreational Fishing from Boat Licence to fish from a powered boat, and fishing in the port's waterside restricted zones is prohibited.

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Weather: Sunny Wind: NW 303° · 20 km/h Swell: flat Water: 27.3 °C Pressure: 1014.3 hPa ↓ falling Faces north · Offshore: SE, S, SW · Onshore: NW, N, NE · Forecast wind: onshore

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Now: 20 km/h NW (303°).

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 7:30 pm

1h 30m

Good

4:30 am → 6:30 am

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2:00 am → 3:00 am

First light

5:02 am

Last light

6:36 pm

Sunrise

5:25 am

Sunset

6:13 pm

Moonrise

9:47 pm

Moonset

7:37 am

Low tide

6:30 am

High tide

12:35 pm

Low tide

6:33 pm

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