Barramundi
Excellent
Dawn, dusk and the run-off drains and creek mouths on the falling tide; hardbodies and soft vibes cast tight to snags and rock bars.
Broome Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
Roebuck Bay, Cable Beach and the creeks of the Dampier Peninsula: the pearling town where the big tides decide where the barramundi and threadfin feed.
2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Next tide
Low 3:57 pm model
Air / High
29 °C / 32 °C
Wind
NW 15 km/h
Sources: modelled tide curve, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Broome is a dawn-and-dusk fishery today, with the middle of the day for moving spots. Today brings clear skies, wind NW around 16 km/h, rising pressure near 1011 hPa and a high of 32 °C. Tides: high 9:56 am and 10:00 pm, low 3:52 am and 3:57 pm: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 29 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 10:28 AM-12:28 PM and 10:50 PM-12:50 AM: plan around them and beat the heat.
Spanish mackerel
Fair
Troll rigged garfish or lures over the reef edges and shoals at first light; float-line a live bait through the middle of the day.
Tie on: Soft plastic, 3 to 5 inch paddle tail · Pilchard on ganged hooks · Metal slug, 20 to 40 g · Surface walker at first light. Prime windows: 10:28 AM-12:28 PM, 10:50 PM-12:50 AM, 4:19 AM-5:19 AM. Similar at 31 °C with likely rain: fish ahead of the front. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
Western Australia requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from A$40.00. Western Australia fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing barramundi here? Check the size and bag limits with DPIRD WA before you keep anything; the Barramundi page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Broome today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:08), sunset (18:01), the moon and today's score, with the modelled tide changes in the panel below. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:28 AM-12:28 PM and 10:50 PM-12:50 AM; minor 4:19 AM-5:19 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
A modelled tide curve for these coordinates and the forecast for the day.
Tides (modelled)
Modelled sea level curve from Open-Meteo Marine for these coordinates, datum mean sea level. Fish the moving water either side of each change.
A model, not the official prediction: times can drift by tens of minutes inside bays and estuaries. Check the Bureau of Meteorology tide predictions for the exact times before you rely on them.
Mon
LOW3:52 am-3.09 m
HIGH9:56 am3.69 m
LOW3:57 pm-2.46 m
HIGH10:00 pm4.33 m
Tue
LOW4:22 am-3.23 m
HIGH10:25 am3.75 m
LOW4:28 pm-2.42 m
HIGH10:31 pm4.27 m
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp29 °C
High / Low32 °C / 26 °C
WindNW 15 km/h, gusts 23 km/h
Pressure1010.8 hPa, rising
Sky / Rain1% cloud, 18%
Sunrise / Sunset05:08 / 18:01
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~29 °C est.
Why the tide matters here: tides and fishing in Australia.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Broome
The best day on Broome this week looks like Tuesday 10 Nov, at 3 out of 5, against 2 today.
Best day this week: Tuesday, 10 Nov — fair at 3/5, rising pressure behind a front, typically the slowest.
Today, 9 Nov — Tough
Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
- Solunar majors
- 10:28 AM-12:28 PM and 10:50 PM-12:50 AM
- Minor period
- 4:19 AM-5:19 AM
- Sun
- 05:08 to 18:01
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Partly cloudy, 24 km/h
- Rain chance
- 18%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Broome: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Barramundi
Run-off (March to May) and build-up (October to November) in the north; check the closed season on the Queensland east coast
The north's fish. Tidal rivers, run-off creeks, rock bars and the stocked impoundments. Warm water, moving water and a barometer on the way down. Dawn, dusk and the run-off drains and creek mouths on the falling tide; hardbodies and soft vibes cast tight to snags and rock bars.
Spanish mackerel
Winter and spring in the north; summer in NSW
The narrow-barred Spanish mackerel: a speedster of the headlands, reefs and shoals from Queensland around to northern WA, and a summer visitor to NSW. Troll rigged garfish or lures over the reef edges and shoals at first light; float-line a live bait through the middle of the day.
When to come: the Broome calendar
Activity by species and month for the southern year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 29 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSun, Nov 8
3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 32 °C, wind to 31 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 30 °C, wind to 19 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Barramundi led the card at excellent. High of 31 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
Western Australian recreational fishing licences, from A$40.00, the same for residents and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by DPIRD WA and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the Western Australia licence page before you keep anything.
Access
Rod-and-line fishing from the shore is unlicensed in Western Australia; any fishing from a powered boat needs the Recreational Fishing from Boat Licence; our Western Australia page has the fees.
About this water
Broome is a coastal town in Western Australia, Australia, covered from the Western Australia reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Broome: the full guide
Broome and its bays
Broome sits on the Kimberley coast of Western Australia between Roebuck Bay, the wide, muddy bay with its mangrove creeks and the jetty at the port, and Cable Beach, the long white ocean beach facing the Indian Ocean, with Gantheaume Point and its rocks between them and the creeks and beaches of the Dampier Peninsula running north. It is a tropical town with very large tides, and the tide decides everything: when the creeks can be reached, when the jetty fishes, when the flats are dry. The report on this page is worked out for Broome’s coordinates.
Species and seasons
Barramundi fish the creeks of Roebuck Bay and the peninsula on the run-off and the build-up, in the wet-season rhythm of the north; threadfin salmon feed across the bay and the beaches on the tide; mangrove jack, golden snapper and grunter hold in the creeks and around the rocks; queenfish and trevally work the beaches, the jetty and Gantheaume Point on the run; and Spanish mackerel and the other pelagics come to the deeper water and the reefs in the dry season. Mud crabs are taken in the creeks. The DPIRD page for barramundi lists no closed season but sets a slot of 550 to 800 millimetres and a daily bag and possession limit of two.
Reading this report for Broome
The tide is the whole story: with a range this big, its direction and size decide where the water is and where the fish are. The tide panel on this page is a modelled curve for these coordinates, labelled as a model, useful for the direction; with tides like these the exact minute matters, and the Bureau of Meteorology publishes it. The wind row is the sea breeze and the dry-season easterlies, and pressure matters for barramundi in the build-up. Saltwater crocodiles live in the creeks and the bay, so keep well back from the water’s edge.
Licences and access
Rod-and-line fishing from the shore is unlicensed in Western Australia; any fishing from a powered boat needs the Recreational Fishing from Boat Licence; our Western Australia page has the fees. The jetty, Cable Beach, Gantheaume Point and the town beaches are public. Some of the peninsula’s beaches and creeks are reached across Aboriginal land, so check access locally before you go.
Common questions
Is there a closed season for barramundi in Broome?
The DPIRD rules list none, but a barramundi must be between 550 and 800 millimetres to keep, with a daily bag and possession limit of two.
What can I catch from the Broome jetty?
Queenfish, trevally and threadfin on the run, mangrove jack and golden snapper around the pylons, and mackerel and other pelagics in the dry season.
Is fishing good at Broome right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Tide curve (modelled)
- Open-Meteo Marine, sea level height including tides
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- The written guide on this page
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