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)

Wed 28 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

Forecast updated Wed 28 Oct, 10:05pm AWST

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📍 Yardie Creek (Cape Range NP / Southern Ningaloo)

waning gibbous · 95%

Weather: Sunny Wind: SW 238° · 19 km/h Swell: 1.2 m @ 6 s SW Water: 22.0 °C Pressure: 1013.4 hPa → steady Faces north-west · Offshore: E, SE, S · Onshore: W, NW, N · Forecast wind: onshore

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At the day's peak · 5:30 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind SW 17 km/h

Moon waning gibbous all day

Water temp 22.0 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:20 am Last light 6:57 pm

Low 5:18 am High 11:33 am Low 4:30 pm High 10:48 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:30 am → 7:00 am

2h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

12:30 pm → 2:30 pm

Good

1:00 am → 2:30 am

1h 30m

First light

5:20 am

Last light

6:57 pm

Sunrise

5:42 am

Sunset

6:34 pm

Moonrise

9:05 pm

Moonset

6:54 am

Low tide

5:18 am

High tide

11:33 am

Low tide

4:30 pm

High tide

10:48 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.3 m SW

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12pm

1.2 m

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1pm

1.1 m

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2pm

1.1 m

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3pm

1.1 m

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4pm

1.1 m

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5pm

1.0 m

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6pm

1.1 m

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7pm

1.1 m

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1.1 m

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9pm

1.2 m

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11pm

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Moderate

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Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.4° over the last 3 days

Sun

25 Oct

22.4°

Mon

26 Oct

22.2°

Tue

27 Oct

22.0°

Wed

28 Oct

22.0°

Thu

29 Oct

22.1°

Fri

30 Oct

22.3°

Sat

31 Oct

22.3°

Sun

1 Nov

22.3°

Mon

2 Nov

22.3°

Tue

3 Nov

22.3°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 19 km/h SW (238°).

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 → 7:00 am

2h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

12:30 pm → 2:30 pm

Good

1:00 am → 2:30 am

1h 30m

First light

5:20 am

Last light

6:57 pm

Sunrise

5:42 am

Sunset

6:34 pm

Moonrise

9:05 pm

Moonset

6:54 am

Low tide

5:18 am

High tide

11:33 am

Low tide

4:30 pm

High tide

10:48 pm

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