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: Cloudy Wind: E 95° · 17 km/h Swell: 1.7 m @ 14 s SW Water: 18.0 °C Pressure: 1029.9 hPa ↓ falling

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Medium Fish Activity

▸ Why this score?

At the day's peak · 6:30 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind NE 14 km/h

Moon full all day

Water temp 18.0 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 am → 8:00 am

2h 30m

Good

5:00 pm → 8:00 pm

First light

6:14 am

Last light

6:20 pm

Sunrise

6:39 am

Sunset

5:54 pm

Moonrise

7:08 pm

Moonset

7:00 am

Low tide

3:50 am

High tide

10:42 am

Low tide

5:15 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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9°

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73°

12 km/h

1am

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9°

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83°

12 km/h

2am

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9°

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85°

13 km/h

3am

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9°

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86°

12 km/h

4am

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9°

→︎

80°

13 km/h

5am

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10°

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79°

14 km/h

6am

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10°

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67°

14 km/h

7am

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11°

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79°

15 km/h

8am

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13°

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105°

14 km/h

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15°

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111°

15 km/h

10am

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16°

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115°

16 km/h

11am

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17°

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101°

19 km/h

12pm

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17°

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95°

17 km/h

1pm

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18°

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101°

16 km/h

2pm

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18°

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104°

15 km/h

3pm

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18°

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116°

14 km/h

4pm

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18°

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111°

16 km/h

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17°

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116°

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6pm

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114°

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17 km/h

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101°

14 km/h

11pm

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96°

14 km/h

Hourly Swell

Building 1.4 → 2.8 m SW

12am

1.4 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

1am

1.6 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

2am

1.7 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

3am

1.6 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

4am

1.6 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

5am

1.5 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

6am

1.5 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

7am

1.5 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

8am

1.4 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

9am

1.4 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

10am

1.4 m

@ 12 s

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Moderate

ground

11am

1.4 m

@ 14 s

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Moderate

ground

12pm

1.7 m

@ 14 s

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Moderate

ground

1pm

1.9 m

@ 13 s

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Moderate

ground

2pm

2.2 m

@ 12 s

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Solid

ground

3pm

2.3 m

@ 12 s

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Solid

ground

4pm

2.4 m

@ 12 s

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Solid

ground

5pm

2.5 m

@ 13 s

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Solid

ground

6pm

2.6 m

@ 12 s

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Solid

ground

7pm

2.6 m

@ 12 s

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Solid

ground

8pm

2.7 m

@ 12 s

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Solid

ground

9pm

2.7 m

@ 12 s

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Solid

ground

10pm

2.7 m

@ 12 s

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Solid

ground

11pm

2.8 m

@ 12 s

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Solid

ground

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 18.0°

Wed

26 Aug

18.2°

Thu

27 Aug

18.1°

Fri

28 Aug

18.1°

Sat

29 Aug

18.0°

Sun

30 Aug

18.2°

Mon

31 Aug

18.1°

Tue

1 Sep

18.1°

Wed

2 Sep

18.0°

Thu

3 Sep

18.0°

Fri

4 Sep

17.8°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 17 km/h E (95°).

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

5:30 am → 8:00 am

2h 30m

Good

5:00 pm → 8:00 pm

First light

6:14 am

Last light

6:20 pm

Sunrise

6:39 am

Sunset

5:54 pm

Moonrise

7:08 pm

Moonset

7:00 am

Low tide

3:50 am

High tide

10:42 am

Low tide

5:15 pm

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