What fish can you catch at Swallow Rock Reserve Grays Point?

Mainly yellowfin bream and dusky flathead, with sand whiting over the flat through summer and luderick through the cooler months. Silver trevally and the odd tailor show up where the channel deepens. Bream are the year-round constant, and the rocks just left of the boat ramp give access to the deep channel. Remember a NSW Recreational Fishing Fee is required to fish anywhere in NSW if you are 18 or over.

Is Swallow Rock a good fishing spot for kids?

Yes — the river edge along the reserve is calm, shallow and only metres from the car park, with toilets, picnic tables and mown grass on site. Children can paddle and cast in ankle-deep water while you keep an eye on them. The rocks left of the ramp are for the more confident, since they involve a short scramble over oyster-covered rock. Check the council signage for dog rules before you bring one down.

What is the best tide to fish Grays Point?

The incoming tide is best, because the channel carries the push and bream move onto the shoreline structure to feed close in. Low tide is the time to pump nippers and yabbies off the exposed flat for fresh bait, then fish them on the rise — stick to clean sand, since digging in seagrass, mangrove or saltmarsh is prohibited state-wide. The bottom of the low can leave you in very skinny water, so plan around the run-in, and a big spring high pushes fish right up against the bank.

What size flathead can you keep in NSW?

Dusky flathead must be within a 36 to 70 cm slot — anything under 36 cm or over 70 cm must be released, the big breeding females included — with a daily bag of 5 and 10 in possession. Yellowfin bream are 25 cm on a bag of 10 shared with tarwhine, luderick 27 cm on a bag of 10, sand whiting 27 cm on a bag of 20 shared across the whiting, and tailor 30 cm on a bag of 10. Possession limits for bream, flathead, luderick, tailor and the trevallies are double the daily bag.

Can you launch a kayak or boat at Swallow Rock Reserve?

Yes. There is a double concrete boat ramp and a floating pontoon, with parking for cars and trailers. The ramp suits boats, canoes and kayaks, and the water is calm enough that it is a popular paddle up the Hacking River toward Audley. Arrive early on weekends, as the ramp gets busy, and watch for the narrow channel, the sandy spit and oyster-covered rocks that sit just under the surface on lower tides. If you are taking gear, remember that upstream of the Hungry Point to Cabbage Tree Point line only a dip or scoop net, a landing net and a bait trap are legal.

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Swallow Rock Reserve (Grays Point)

Fri 30 Oct 2026 · Australia/Sydney

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📍 Swallow Rock Reserve (Grays Point)

waning gibbous · 84%

Weather: Sunny Wind: NE 62° · 17 km/h Swell: 1.8 m @ 10 s S Water: 19.0 °C Pressure: 1023.1 hPa ↓ falling Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here

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Wind W 7 km/h

Moon waning gibbous all day

Water temp 19.0 °C all day

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Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:31 am Last light 7:48 pm

Low 5:23 am High 11:59 am Low 6:54 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

3:30 am → 7:00 am

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Good

7:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

4:00 pm → 5:00 pm

Good

12:00 pm → 12:30 pm

30m

First light

5:31 am

Last light

7:48 pm

Sunrise

5:57 am

Sunset

7:21 pm

Moonrise

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Moonset

8:45 am

Low tide

5:23 am

High tide

11:59 am

Low tide

6:54 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

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Hourly Swell

Easing 2.0 → 1.4 m S

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Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.6° over the last 3 days

Tue

27 Oct

18.4°

Wed

28 Oct

18.3°

Thu

29 Oct

18.8°

Fri

30 Oct

19.0°

Sat

31 Oct

18.6°

Sun

1 Nov

18.7°

Mon

2 Nov

19.0°

Tue

3 Nov

18.9°

Wed

4 Nov

19.0°

Thu

5 Nov

18.9°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 17 km/h NE (62°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

3:30 am → 7:00 am

3h 30m

Good

7:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

4:00 pm → 5:00 pm

Good

12:00 pm → 12:30 pm

30m

First light

5:31 am

Last light

7:48 pm

Sunrise

5:57 am

Sunset

7:21 pm

Moonrise

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Moonset

8:45 am

Low tide

5:23 am

High tide

11:59 am

Low tide

6:54 pm

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