Where do you fish the breakwall at South West Rocks?

Most people fish the south wall of the Macleay River entrance, reached by driving to the end of New Entrance Road and walking out along the wall. The river face is the bream, flathead and luderick water; the outer third and the tip are where the mulloway are chased after dark. It's a long walk — well over a kilometre to the tip — with no facilities on the wall.

Can you catch mulloway off the South West Rocks breakwall?

Yes. The Macleay walls are a known jewfish spot, with school fish common and the occasional very large fish, mostly at night on live mullet, squid or big soft plastics around the tide changes. In NSW mulloway are 70 cm minimum with a bag of one per person, and you need a NSW Recreational Fishing Fee receipt unless you're exempt.

Are there mangrove jack at South West Rocks?

Yes. Every estuary system from South West Rocks north has good populations of mangrove jack, and the Macleay walls produce the odd fish in the warmer months. NSW has no size limit on mangrove jack and a bag limit of five.

What is the best tide for the Macleay River wall?

The run-out tide is the usual bream and flathead window along the river face, because it sweeps bait past the rocks. For mulloway, the change of tide around dusk or after dark and the first hour of the run-in are the favourites. Avoid the outer wall when an easterly swell is breaking over the bar.

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South West Rocks Breakwall (Macleay River)

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📍 South West Rocks Breakwall (Macleay River)

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Weather: Sunny Wind: NE 44° · 10 km/h Swell: 1.1 m @ 7 s S Water: 21.5 °C Pressure: 1015.6 hPa → steady Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here

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At the day's peak · 7:30 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind NE 21 km/h

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 21.5 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:22 am Last light 7:41 pm

Low 1:04 am High 7:28 am Low 1:44 pm High 7:34 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 pm → 9:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

10:00 am → 12:00 pm

Good

10:30 pm → 12:00 am

1h 30m

Good

5:00 am → 6:30 am

1h 30m

First light

5:22 am

Last light

7:41 pm

Sunrise

5:47 am

Sunset

7:16 pm

Moonrise

4:10 am

Moonset

5:22 pm

Low tide

1:04 am

High tide

7:28 am

Low tide

1:44 pm

High tide

7:34 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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15°

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301°

8 km/h

1am

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14°

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297°

7 km/h

2am

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14°

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289°

6 km/h

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13°

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279°

5 km/h

4am

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13°

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270°

4 km/h

5am

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13°

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264°

3 km/h

6am

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14°

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270°

2 km/h

7am

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16°

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309°

1 km/h

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19°

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22°

2 km/h

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21°

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39°

4 km/h

10am

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23°

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44°

6 km/h

11am

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24°

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44°

8 km/h

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25°

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44°

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44°

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43°

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24°

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43°

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41°

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40°

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18°

19 km/h

11pm

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13°

17 km/h

Hourly Swell

Easing 1.6 → 0.8 m S

12am

1.6 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

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1am

1.6 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

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2am

1.5 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

3am

1.5 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

4am

1.4 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

5am

1.4 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

6am

1.4 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

7am

1.3 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

chop

8am

1.3 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

9am

1.2 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

10am

1.2 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

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11am

1.1 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

12pm

1.1 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

1pm

1.1 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

2pm

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

3pm

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

4pm

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

chop

5pm

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Moderate

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6pm

1.0 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

chop

7pm

0.9 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

chop

8pm

0.9 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

chop

9pm

0.9 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

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10pm

0.8 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

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11pm

0.8 m

@ 7 s

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Slight

chop

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 21.5°

Wed

4 Nov

21.5°

Thu

5 Nov

21.4°

Fri

6 Nov

21.4°

Sat

7 Nov

21.5°

Sun

8 Nov

21.1°

Mon

9 Nov

20.4°

Tue

10 Nov

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Wed

11 Nov

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Thu

12 Nov

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Fri

13 Nov

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 10 km/h NE (44°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:30 pm → 9:00 pm

2h 30m

Good

10:00 am → 12:00 pm

Good

10:30 pm → 12:00 am

1h 30m

Good

5:00 am → 6:30 am

1h 30m

First light

5:22 am

Last light

7:41 pm

Sunrise

5:47 am

Sunset

7:16 pm

Moonrise

4:10 am

Moonset

5:22 pm

Low tide

1:04 am

High tide

7:28 am

Low tide

1:44 pm

High tide

7:34 pm

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