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: S 198° · 20 km/h Swell: 3.7 m @ 9 s SW Water: 17.6 °C Pressure: 1028.3 hPa ↑ rising

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind S 10 km/h

Moon last quarter all day

Water temp 17.6 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 pm → 9:00 pm

3h 30m

Good

6:00 am → 8:30 am

2h 30m

First light

6:03 am

Last light

6:25 pm

Sunrise

6:28 am

Sunset

6:00 pm

Moonrise

2:56 am

Moonset

12:25 pm

Low tide

1:30 am

High tide

6:00 am

Low tide

3:50 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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212°

31 km/h

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213°

29 km/h

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12°

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214°

28 km/h

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12°

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212°

28 km/h

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12°

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210°

28 km/h

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208°

28 km/h

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207°

28 km/h

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206°

27 km/h

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203°

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198°

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14°

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196°

17 km/h

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176°

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177°

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174°

5 km/h

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11pm

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Hourly Swell

Building 3.3 → 4.0 m SW

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2am

3.6 m

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3.6 m

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3.6 m

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3.6 m

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3.7 m

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3.8 m

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3.7 m

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3.5 m

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3.6 m

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3.8 m

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3.9 m

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3.9 m

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Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.4° over the last 3 days

Thu

3 Sep

18.0°

Fri

4 Sep

17.8°

Sat

5 Sep

17.7°

Sun

6 Sep

17.6°

Mon

7 Sep

17.5°

Tue

8 Sep

17.6°

Wed

9 Sep

17.5°

Thu

10 Sep

17.5°

Fri

11 Sep

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Sat

12 Sep

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 20 km/h S (198°).

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 pm → 9:00 pm

3h 30m

Good

6:00 am → 8:30 am

2h 30m

First light

6:03 am

Last light

6:25 pm

Sunrise

6:28 am

Sunset

6:00 pm

Moonrise

2:56 am

Moonset

12:25 pm

Low tide

1:30 am

High tide

6:00 am

Low tide

3:50 pm

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