Is Warnbro Beach good for kids?

Yes — sheltered shallow water, calm conditions most days, sealed foreshore amenities, and an accessible bread-and-butter fishery. Among the better family-friendly beaches in the Rockingham area. Sun protection and stingray awareness in summer are the main considerations.

Can I catch big fish at Warnbro Beach?

Generally no — Warnbro is bread-and-butter fishing in sheltered water. Herring, whiting, the occasional tailor, and small flathead are the typical catch. For bigger fish, fish the open-coast beaches further south or the cape rocks at Point Peron.

What's the best bait at Warnbro?

Beach worms, prawns or pieces of mulie on a small running sinker rig with a #6 hook. Simple, fresh bait outfishes fancy setups. Walk the beach to find defined gutters and fish them rather than blanket-casting featureless sand.

Are there crocodiles at Warnbro?

No — there are no crocodiles in Western Australia south of Geraldton. Warnbro is well outside any crocodile range. Stingrays, bluebottles and the occasional shark transiting offshore are the local marine life concerns.

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Warnbro Beach

Mon 12 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

Forecast updated Mon 12 Oct, 10:01pm AWST

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Weather: Sunny Wind: SE 127° · 15 km/h Swell: 1.3 m @ 11 s SW Water: 18.0 °C Pressure: 1023.4 hPa ↓ falling Faces north-west · Offshore: E, SE, S · Onshore: W, NW, N · Forecast wind: offshore

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Medium Fish Activity

▸ Why this score?

At the day's peak · 5:30 am

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Time of day Dawn

Tide Turning

Wind SE 12 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 18.0 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:16 am Last light 6:51 pm

Low 4:30 am High 11:30 am High 9:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 7:30 am

Good

12:00 am → 2:30 am

2h 30m

Good

6:30 pm → 9:30 pm

Good

11:30 am → 2:00 pm

2h 30m

First light

5:16 am

Last light

6:51 pm

Sunrise

5:41 am

Sunset

6:26 pm

Moonrise

6:10 am

Moonset

8:11 pm

Low tide

4:30 am

High tide

11:30 am

High tide

9:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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10°

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144°

14 km/h

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10°

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139°

14 km/h

2am

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9°

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132°

15 km/h

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9°

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129°

14 km/h

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8°

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125°

13 km/h

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8°

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123°

12 km/h

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8°

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115°

12 km/h

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110°

11 km/h

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13°

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106°

14 km/h

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15°

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94°

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112°

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121°

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150°

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Hourly Swell

Easing 1.8 → 1.3 m SW

12am

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1am

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2am

1.8 m

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3am

1.7 m

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4am

1.7 m

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5am

1.7 m

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6am

1.7 m

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7am

1.7 m

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8am

1.7 m

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9am

1.6 m

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10am

1.6 m

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11am

1.6 m

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12pm

1.6 m

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1pm

1.6 m

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2pm

1.5 m

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Moderate

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3pm

1.5 m

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4pm

1.5 m

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5pm

1.4 m

@ 11 s

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6pm

1.4 m

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7pm

1.4 m

@ 11 s

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Moderate

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8pm

1.4 m

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Moderate

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9pm

1.3 m

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Moderate

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10pm

1.3 m

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Moderate

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1.3 m

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Moderate

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Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.4° over the last 3 days

Fri

9 Oct

18.4°

Sat

10 Oct

18.4°

Sun

11 Oct

18.2°

Mon

12 Oct

18.0°

Tue

13 Oct

18.0°

Wed

14 Oct

18.2°

Thu

15 Oct

18.6°

Fri

16 Oct

18.7°

Sat

17 Oct

18.9°

Sun

18 Oct

19.2°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 15 km/h SE (127°).

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 → 7:30 am

Good

12:00 am → 2:30 am

2h 30m

Good

6:30 pm → 9:30 pm

Good

11:30 am → 2:00 pm

2h 30m

First light

5:16 am

Last light

6:51 pm

Sunrise

5:41 am

Sunset

6:26 pm

Moonrise

6:10 am

Moonset

8:11 pm

Low tide

4:30 am

High tide

11:30 am

High tide

9:30 pm

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