Can you fish Narrabeen Lagoon entrance from the shore?

Yes. The entrance is a land-based spot fished from the channel edges either side of the Ocean Street bridge and from Birdwood Park on the southern side, next to the North Narrabeen Surf Club. You can cover the channel for flathead and bream, the rising tide near the mouth for whiting, and the entrance at night for jewfish, all on foot. Narrabeen Lake itself is closed to hoop and lift nets, hand-hauled prawn nets, push and scissor nets, and crab and lobster traps, and a separate schedule closes the whole lake and its tributaries to spearfishing — but none of that touches rod-and-line fishing. A NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required to fish anywhere in NSW, salt or fresh, unless you hold an exemption.

What is the best tide for the Narrabeen Lagoon entrance?

The first half of the run-out is the prime tide for flathead and jewfish, because the draining lagoon pulls bait through the channel and concentrates the fish. Bream are best around the top of the tide. Whiting are the other exception — fish them on the rising and full tide between the bridge and the open mouth, then move further up the lagoon once the tide turns. Dawn, dusk and the first dark hours of the run-out are the best windows.

Can you catch jewfish (mulloway) at Narrabeen Lagoon?

Yes — the deep entrance channel is the local jewfish spot, and fish from schoolies to better mulloway are taken at night on live poddy mullet, yakkas and fresh slab baits as bait pushes out of the lagoon. Mulloway in NSW have a 70cm minimum size and a bag limit of one fish per person, with a boat limit of two per boat per day when two or more people are aboard, and a NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required. Fish heavier gear here than you would for flathead, as the channel current and structure ask a lot of light line.

What size flathead can you keep at Narrabeen?

Dusky flathead in NSW have a slot limit of 36 to 70cm — you must release any fish under 36cm or over 70cm — with a daily bag limit of 5 and 10 in possession. The big breeders over 70cm should be lifted with a wet hand under the belly, kept horizontal and released. A NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required, and it pays to check the current NSW DPIRD rules before keeping a fish.

Is Narrabeen Lagoon entrance good for kids and beginners?

It is one of the easier estuary spots to bring kids. Birdwood Park has a playground, toilets and a kiosk at the surf club, the channel edge near the bridge is calm and flat, and bream and whiting on light bait keep the action coming. Keep children clear of the oyster rocks and the faster water at the open mouth, and watch for boats and swimmers near the throat.

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Narrabeen Lagoon Entrance

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📍 Narrabeen Lagoon Entrance

waning gibbous · 91%

Weather: Sunny Wind: S 196° · 1 km/h Swell: 1.3 m @ 7 s S Water: 18.9 °C Pressure: 1025.2 hPa ↑ rising Faces east · Offshore: SW, W, NW · Onshore: NE, E, SE · Forecast wind: cross-shore

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Wind W 8 km/h

Moon waning gibbous all day

Water temp 18.9 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:32 am Last light 7:45 pm

Low 4:21 am High 10:56 am Low 5:44 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

2:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

3:00 pm → 3:30 pm

30m

First light

5:32 am

Last light

7:45 pm

Sunrise

5:57 am

Sunset

7:19 pm

Moonrise

11:09 pm

Moonset

7:43 am

Low tide

4:21 am

High tide

10:56 am

Low tide

5:44 pm

Hourly Wind

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Building 0.8 → 1.3 m S

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Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.5° over the last 3 days

Mon

26 Oct

18.4°

Tue

27 Oct

18.6°

Wed

28 Oct

18.6°

Thu

29 Oct

18.9°

Fri

30 Oct

19.2°

Sat

31 Oct

19.0°

Sun

1 Nov

19.0°

Mon

2 Nov

19.3°

Tue

3 Nov

19.3°

Wed

4 Nov

19.4°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 1 km/h S (196°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

2:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

6:30 pm → 8:30 pm

Good

3:00 pm → 3:30 pm

30m

First light

5:32 am

Last light

7:45 pm

Sunrise

5:57 am

Sunset

7:19 pm

Moonrise

11:09 pm

Moonset

7:43 am

Low tide

4:21 am

High tide

10:56 am

Low tide

5:44 pm

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