Can you fish off the Kiama Blowhole and lighthouse rocks?

Yes — Blowhole Point is a long-standing land-based spot for salmon, tailor, bonito, kingfish and drummer, with squid on the sheltered southern side of the platform. It is also one of the seven high-risk rock fishing locations Kiama Council has declared, and Kiama is a declared area under the Rock Fishing Safety Act 2016, so a lifejacket is required by law on the platform and the fine is $100 on the spot. A paid NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required to fish anywhere in NSW.

What can you catch in Kiama Harbour?

The harbour basin holds yellowfin bream, leatherjacket, luderick and southern calamari (squid) more or less year-round. Light bait rigs with prawn or squid strip work for the bream and leatherjacket, a float and weed for the blackfish, and squid jigs along the basin and platform edges for calamari. It's the sheltered, family-friendly side of the point and fishes in almost any weather, though the lifejacket law reaches the headland rock a two-minute walk away, so carry one if you plan to work both sides.

Do you need a fishing licence to fish at Kiama?

You need to pay the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee, which covers you for both salt and fresh water across the state — there's no separate paper licence. It runs $7 for three days, $14 for a month, $35 for a year or $85 for three years, and you must carry proof of payment, which can be a receipt number. Fisheries officers do patrol the harbour and the headland. Limited exemptions apply, including for under-18s and holders of a Pensioner Concession Card.

When is the best time to catch kingfish and bonito at Kiama?

The warm-water months. Bonito fire up at dawn through summer and autumn once the water warms, and kingfish run from spring into autumn, often holding until late April. Float a live yellowtail or spin metals across the wash off Blowhole Point at first light on a low swell. Kingfish must be 65cm to keep, with a bag of 5.

Is Kiama Harbour safe for fishing with kids?

The harbour basin and the rock pool are the safe, easy option — flat walking, public toilets, a playground, BBQs and a cafe right there, with calm water for bream and squid. Keep children well away from the blowhole platform and lighthouse rocks, which are uneven basalt exposed to sudden swell, carry a legal lifejacket requirement, and have a history of fatal wave wash-overs. Parts of the shelf near the blowhole are fenced off. Fish the calm side and leave the headland to the spin crowd.

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Kiama Harbour / Blowhole Point

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📍 Kiama Harbour / Blowhole Point

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Weather: Sunny Wind: NE 53° · 18 km/h Swell: 1.2 m @ 8 s SE Water: 18.8 °C Pressure: 1022.7 hPa ↓ falling Faces east · Offshore: SW, W, NW · Onshore: NE, E, SE · Forecast wind: onshore

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Wind W 7 km/h

Moon waning gibbous all day

Water temp 18.8 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:31 am Last light 7:50 pm

Low 5:14 am High 11:53 am Low 6:51 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

3:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

6:30 pm → 9:00 pm

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4:00 pm → 4:30 pm

30m

First light

5:31 am

Last light

7:50 pm

Sunrise

5:57 am

Sunset

7:23 pm

Moonrise

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Moonset

8:43 am

Low tide

5:14 am

High tide

11:53 am

Low tide

6:51 pm

Hourly Wind

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Hourly Swell

Easing 1.4 → 1.0 m SE

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Slight

Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.6° over the last 3 days

Tue

27 Oct

18.2°

Wed

28 Oct

18.2°

Thu

29 Oct

18.5°

Fri

30 Oct

18.8°

Sat

31 Oct

18.6°

Sun

1 Nov

18.7°

Mon

2 Nov

19.0°

Tue

3 Nov

18.8°

Wed

4 Nov

19.1°

Thu

5 Nov

18.8°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 18 km/h NE (53°).

Wind map data: ECMWF HRES (operational), updated every 6 hours. Not for navigation.

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

3:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

6:30 pm → 9:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

4:00 pm → 4:30 pm

30m

First light

5:31 am

Last light

7:50 pm

Sunrise

5:57 am

Sunset

7:23 pm

Moonrise

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Moonset

8:43 am

Low tide

5:14 am

High tide

11:53 am

Low tide

6:51 pm

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