How far offshore is the sailfish water from Tantabiddi?

Closer than anywhere else on the WA coast that you can launch a trailer boat. The continental shelf line in 100m of water sits a 20–30 minute run outside the gap depending on swell and traffic, and sailfish are reliably caught on that drop-off between October and January. Marlin sit a bit further out and are usually a bigger-boat proposition.

Where exactly is the Tantabiddi sanctuary zone?

The sanctuary zone sits adjacent to the ramp covering a defined section of lagoon and reef — it is a no-take green zone with no recreational or commercial fishing permitted. The recreation zone on the other side of the boundary is where you fish. Use the Marine Parks WA app or the DBCA zoning map before every drift; boundaries are clearly mapped and enforcement is camera-supported.

Is Tantabiddi a better choice than the Exmouth Marina ramp?

For the western-side fishery, yes — Tantabiddi is the closest launch to the lagoon, the gap and the outer reef. The Exmouth Marina ramp is the right call for the Exmouth Gulf side, the Muirons and the eastern shoals. Most multi-day Exmouth trips use both depending on the wind.

Can I spearfish at Tantabiddi?

Spearfishing is allowed in the recreation zone but with restrictions — no spearfishing between Tantabiddi Well and Winderabandi Point, no compressed air (SCUBA or hookah), and no spearing of wrasse, tuskfish, baldchin groper, coral trout, estuary cod or coronation trout. Sanctuary zones are entirely closed to spearfishing. Check the DPIRD spearfishing brochure for Ningaloo before a trip.

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Tantabiddi (Boat Ramp / Lagoon Gap / Outer Reef Drop-off)

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Weather: Sunny Wind: SW 223° · 23 km/h Swell: 1.0 m @ 7 s SW Water: 22.8 °C Pressure: 1012.8 hPa ↓ falling Faces north-west · Offshore: E, SE, S · Onshore: W, NW, N · Forecast wind: cross-shore

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind S 19 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 22.8 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:13 am Last light 7:02 pm

Low 3:44 am High 9:53 am Low 3:00 pm High 9:14 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 6:30 am

2h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

9:30 am → 12:30 pm

Good

9:30 pm → 12:00 am

2h 30m

First light

5:13 am

Last light

7:02 pm

Sunrise

5:36 am

Sunset

6:39 pm

Moonrise

4:33 am

Moonset

5:49 pm

Low tide

3:44 am

High tide

9:53 am

Low tide

3:00 pm

High tide

9:14 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

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21°

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199°

25 km/h

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20°

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196°

23 km/h

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192°

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19°

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188°

21 km/h

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184°

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181°

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175°

19 km/h

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22°

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174°

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176°

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198°

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212°

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223°

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233°

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Hourly Swell

Easing 1.1 → 0.8 m SW

12am

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1.1 m

@ 9 s

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2am

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1.1 m

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4am

1.2 m

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5am

1.2 m

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7am

1.3 m

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1.3 m

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1.2 m

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10am

1.2 m

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11am

1.1 m

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Moderate

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12pm

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

1pm

0.9 m

@ 8 s

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Slight

2pm

0.8 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

3pm

0.8 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

4pm

0.9 m

@ 10 s

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Slight

5pm

0.9 m

@ 10 s

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Slight

6pm

0.9 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

7pm

0.9 m

@ 8 s

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Slight

8pm

0.9 m

@ 7 s

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9pm

0.8 m

@ 7 s

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10pm

0.8 m

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11pm

0.8 m

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 22.8°

Thu

5 Nov

22.6°

Fri

6 Nov

22.7°

Sat

7 Nov

22.8°

Sun

8 Nov

22.8°

Mon

9 Nov

22.8°

Tue

10 Nov

22.7°

Wed

11 Nov

22.8°

Thu

12 Nov

22.8°

Fri

13 Nov

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Sat

14 Nov

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 23 km/h SW (223°).

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

4:00 am → 6:30 am

2h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

9:30 am → 12:30 pm

Good

9:30 pm → 12:00 am

2h 30m

First light

5:13 am

Last light

7:02 pm

Sunrise

5:36 am

Sunset

6:39 pm

Moonrise

4:33 am

Moonset

5:49 pm

Low tide

3:44 am

High tide

9:53 am

Low tide

3:00 pm

High tide

9:14 pm

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