When is the salmon run at Windy Harbour?

Late summer through autumn, with March to May the prime window on Salmon Beach — the beach west of the settlement literally named for the run. Schools migrate along the south coast to and from the Great Australian Bight each autumn, and tailor travel the same corridor. Clear water and high ground make spotting schools before casting part of the local technique.

Where can you fish at Windy Harbour when it's rough?

The channel near the boat ramp is the settlement's sheltered option — safe rock fishing in most conditions, producing herring, skippy and King George whiting year-round. It's the reason Windy Harbour fishes even when the name is delivering. The exposed beaches and the Point D'Entrecasteaux cliffs should be left alone in any serious swell.

Can you get to Windy Harbour in a 2WD?

Yes — the road from Northcliffe is sealed all the way to the settlement, and D'Entrecasteaux Drive continues sealed to Salmon Beach, Tookalup and the Point D'Entrecasteaux lookouts. It's one of the only pieces of this national park's coast a conventional car can reach; the surrounding tracks are 4WD-only.

Is there fuel or a shop at Windy Harbour?

There's a small general store for basics but no fuel — the nearest petrol is Northcliffe, about 20 minutes north, so arrive with a full tank. Phone reception is poor throughout the area; download offline maps before leaving Northcliffe and let someone know your plans, especially for solo sessions.

Is rock fishing safe at Point D'Entrecasteaux?

No — treat the cliffs and exposed ledges as off-limits for fishing. King waves, tidal surges and cliff collapses are documented along this coast, lives have been lost, and WA's south coast has recorded around 40 rock-fishing deaths since 2004. Fish the beaches and the sheltered boat-ramp channel instead; the fishing there is good enough that the cliffs aren't worth it.

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Windy Harbour (Salmon Beach / Point D'Entrecasteaux)

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Weather: Rainy Wind: W 268° · 9 km/h Swell: 3.2 m @ 9 s SW Water: 18.1 °C

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At the day's peak · 5:30 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Turning

Wind W 10 km/h

Moon waxing crescent all day

Water temp 18.1 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 pm → 7:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

7:00 am → 8:00 am

Good

9:30 am → 11:00 am

1h 30m

First light

6:52 am

Last light

5:52 pm

Sunrise

7:19 am

Sunset

5:25 pm

Moonrise

10:16 am

Moonset

10:53 pm

High tide

9:30 am

Low tide

11:30 am

Low tide

6:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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14°

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290°

20 km/h

1am

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13°

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288°

19 km/h

2am

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13°

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296°

19 km/h

3am

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12°

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295°

19 km/h

4am

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11°

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282°

21 km/h

5am

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12°

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285°

18 km/h

6am

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11°

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276°

17 km/h

7am

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11°

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281°

11 km/h

8am

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11°

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304°

10 km/h

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295°

10 km/h

10am

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262°

10 km/h

11am

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13°

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301°

7 km/h

12pm

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14°

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268°

9 km/h

1pm

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12°

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312°

11 km/h

2pm

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15°

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278°

8 km/h

3pm

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244°

12 km/h

4pm

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9pm

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11pm

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 18.1°

Thu

16 Jul

18.3°

Fri

17 Jul

18.2°

Sat

18 Jul

18.1°

Sun

19 Jul

18.1°

Mon

20 Jul

18.2°

Tue

21 Jul

18.2°

Wed

22 Jul

18.2°

Thu

23 Jul

18.2°

Fri

24 Jul

18.2°

Sat

25 Jul

17.8°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 9 km/h W (268°).

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 pm → 7:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

7:00 am → 8:00 am

Good

9:30 am → 11:00 am

1h 30m

First light

6:52 am

Last light

5:52 pm

Sunrise

7:19 am

Sunset

5:25 pm

Moonrise

10:16 am

Moonset

10:53 pm

High tide

9:30 am

Low tide

11:30 am

Low tide

6:30 pm

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