Can I actually fish at Yardie Creek?

Yes, but only in the permitted areas — the creek mouth, sandbar and adjacent lagoon shoreline allow shore-based fishing, while substantial stretches of the gorge interior and the adjoining Osprey Sanctuary Zone are no-take. Use the Marine Parks WA app to read the zoning before each cast. Penalties for fishing inside a sanctuary zone run to thousands of dollars and the area is camera-monitored.

Are there mangrove jack in the creek?

Yes, but the population is small and the gorge is mostly sanctuary, so realistic targeting happens at the mouth and adjacent fishable sections rather than inside the gorge proper. Light spin tight to the snags on a moving tide is the technique; live mullet, small soft plastics and surface walkers all work.

Should I cross Yardie Creek to drive to Coral Bay?

Not at the moment — Nyinggulara National Park on the far side is closed after Cyclone Narelle, so the through-route is shut. In normal times it takes high-clearance 4WD experience, low tyre pressures and tide knowledge. The bar is soft, sometimes breaks through to the sea entirely, and claims vehicles every season. The track south through Nyinggulara National Park — the old Ningaloo Station — to Maud's Landing is unsealed, remote and tide-dependent, and with the park's radio tower down there are no emergency communications inside it. Drive the long way around via the Minilya–Exmouth Road.

Are there crocodiles at Yardie Creek?

No. Saltwater crocodile range in WA starts further north around Onslow and into the Pilbara and Kimberley. Yardie Creek is well south of that line. Sharks are the relevant in-water hazard here, particularly through the reef gaps where they tax hooked fish.

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Yardie Creek (Cape Range NP / Southern Ningaloo)

Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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📍 Yardie Creek (Cape Range NP / Southern Ningaloo)

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Weather: Sunny Wind: SW 209° · 36 km/h Swell: 1.3 m @ 10 s SW Water: 22.7 °C Pressure: 1014.4 hPa → steady Faces north-west · Offshore: E, SE, S · Onshore: W, NW, N · Forecast wind: cross-shore

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High Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 7:30 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Turning

Wind S 20 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 22.7 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:26 am Last light 6:53 pm

High 1:30 am Low 9:30 am High 6:30 pm Low 8:30 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 9:30 pm

3h 30m

Good

4:30 am → 9:30 am

Good

1:00 am → 2:30 am

1h 30m

First light

5:26 am

Last light

6:53 pm

Sunrise

5:48 am

Sunset

6:30 pm

Moonrise

1:07 pm

Moonset

1:48 am

High tide

1:30 am

Low tide

9:30 am

High tide

6:30 pm

Low tide

8:30 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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22°

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200°

16 km/h

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22°

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206°

15 km/h

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22°

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207°

15 km/h

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22°

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201°

14 km/h

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22°

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190°

14 km/h

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23°

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176°

14 km/h

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166°

16 km/h

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162°

17 km/h

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164°

19 km/h

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25°

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174°

21 km/h

10am

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189°

24 km/h

11am

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201°

30 km/h

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209°

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214°

41 km/h

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215°

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211°

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205°

31 km/h

6pm

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183°

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14 km/h

Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.3 m SW

12am

1.5 m

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Moderate

ground

1am

1.4 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

2am

1.4 m

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Moderate

3am

1.4 m

@ 9 s

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4am

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

5am

1.3 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

6am

1.3 m

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Moderate

7am

1.3 m

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Moderate

8am

1.3 m

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Moderate

ground

9am

1.3 m

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10am

1.3 m

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Moderate

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11am

1.3 m

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Moderate

ground

12pm

1.3 m

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ground

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1.3 m

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Moderate

2pm

1.3 m

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3pm

1.3 m

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4pm

1.3 m

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5pm

1.3 m

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Moderate

6pm

1.3 m

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Moderate

7pm

1.2 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

8pm

1.2 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

9pm

1.2 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

10pm

1.3 m

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Moderate

11pm

1.3 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.5° over the last 3 days

Sat

17 Oct

23.2°

Sun

18 Oct

23.1°

Mon

19 Oct

23.0°

Tue

20 Oct

22.7°

Wed

21 Oct

22.5°

Thu

22 Oct

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Fri

23 Oct

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Sat

24 Oct

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Sun

25 Oct

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Mon

26 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 36 km/h SW (209°).

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

6:00 pm → 9:30 pm

3h 30m

Good

4:30 am → 9:30 am

Good

1:00 am → 2:30 am

1h 30m

First light

5:26 am

Last light

6:53 pm

Sunrise

5:48 am

Sunset

6:30 pm

Moonrise

1:07 pm

Moonset

1:48 am

High tide

1:30 am

Low tide

9:30 am

High tide

6:30 pm

Low tide

8:30 pm

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