Can you fish the Tweed River wall at Duranbah?

Yes. The north wall runs from the southern end of Duranbah Beach out to the river mouth and is open to walk out and fish. The river side is where most people fish, for jew, tailor, bream and luderick in the cooler months and mangrove jack in summer. The ocean side is shared with surfers at Duranbah, so keep casts clear of them.

Do you need a fishing licence at Duranbah — NSW or Queensland?

The wall and Duranbah Beach are in New South Wales, so you need to have paid the NSW Recreational Fishing Fee and carry the receipt. The tidal Tweed and the rocks and beach from the breakwaters north to the Queensland border are in DPIRD's Tweed fee-concession area, where the fee is discounted by 50%; the full rates are $7 for three days, $14 for a month, $35 for a year or $85 for three years. Anglers under 18 and some concession holders are exempt. The Queensland border runs over Point Danger, just behind the beach.

When is the best time to catch jewfish on the Tweed River wall?

Mulloway are caught year-round, but autumn and winter are the wall's best-known months, especially after rain when the river pushes bait out the mouth. Fish the river side at night or in low light around the top and bottom of the tide with a live mullet or a fresh fillet. The NSW limit is 70 cm minimum and a bag of one.

Is it safe to fish the Tweed breakwall?

It's an exposed ocean entrance, so treat it seriously. Swell can wash the lower rocks, the stones are slippery and uneven, and the outer end gets rough when the run-out meets an onshore sea. Fish it in swell under about 1.5 m, wear cleated boots and a lifejacket — adults AS 4758 level 50S or greater, under-12s level 100 — and stay off the tip in rough weather.

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Tweed River Breakwall (Duranbah)

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📍 Tweed River Breakwall (Duranbah)

waning gibbous · 75%

Weather: Sunny Wind: N 11° · 20 km/h Swell: 0.7 m @ 9 s SE Water: 22.0 °C Pressure: 1018.5 hPa ↓ falling Sheltered water: wind direction matters less here

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Time of day Dawn

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Wind N 5 km/h

Moon waning gibbous all day

Water temp 22.0 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:30 am Last light 7:28 pm

High 12:15 am Low 5:49 am High 12:52 pm Low 8:00 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

4:30 pm → 9:00 pm

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12:00 am → 1:30 am

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10:00 am → 10:30 am

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First light

5:30 am

Last light

7:28 pm

Sunrise

5:54 am

Sunset

7:04 pm

Moonrise

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Moonset

10:01 am

High tide

12:15 am

Low tide

5:49 am

High tide

12:52 pm

Low tide

8:00 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~0.7 m SE

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0.9 m

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 22.0°

Wed

28 Oct

22.1°

Thu

29 Oct

21.9°

Fri

30 Oct

22.0°

Sat

31 Oct

22.0°

Sun

1 Nov

21.8°

Mon

2 Nov

21.8°

Tue

3 Nov

21.8°

Wed

4 Nov

21.6°

Thu

5 Nov

21.8°

Fri

6 Nov

22.0°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 20 km/h N (11°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 7:00 am

Good

4:30 pm → 9:00 pm

4h 30m

Good

12:00 am → 1:30 am

1h 30m

Good

10:00 am → 10:30 am

30m

First light

5:30 am

Last light

7:28 pm

Sunrise

5:54 am

Sunset

7:04 pm

Moonrise

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Moonset

10:01 am

High tide

12:15 am

Low tide

5:49 am

High tide

12:52 pm

Low tide

8:00 pm

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