NSW · ROCK LEDGE · WALLARAH NATIONAL PARK, LAKE MACQUARIE COAST

Pinny Beach rock platform.

Pinny Beach rock platform is a rock ledge into deep water in Wallarah National Park, Lake Macquarie coast, with shore access. Sourced from the official listing, 19 October 2026.

Spot type
Rock ledge
Access
Shore
Region
Wallarah National Park, Lake Macquarie coast

Conditions today

Bite
58/100
Swell
0.9m
Wind
5m/s
Water
19.6°C

Pinny Beach rock platform is rated HOLD · 58/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Mon, 2 Nov at 63/100.

Scored from tide, wind, swell, pressure and light for this location. Generated 2026-11-01 and refreshed daily — open the app for the current hour.

The week

7-day outlook for Pinny Beach rock platform: Sun 58 out of 100, Mon 63 out of 100, Tue 58 out of 100, Wed 63 out of 100, Thu 50 out of 100, Fri 50 out of 100, Sat 50 out of 100 58SunHOLD63MonHOLD58TueHOLD63WedHOLD50ThuHOLD50FriHOLD50SatHOLD

Tide today

Tide at Pinny Beach rock platform: High 00:30 at 1.7 metres, Low 07:24 at 0.4 metres, High 13:18 at 1.2 metres, Low 18:48 at 0.5 metres 06:0012:0018:00 00:30 · 1.7m07:24 · 0.4m13:18 · 1.2m18:48 · 0.5m

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Newcastle, 26.6 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing better nearby

Lake Macquarie Artificial Reef - 6 is scoring 7 higher, 4.2 km NW from here. Lake Macquarie Artificial Reef - 5 is +7, 4.4 km NW.

Lake Macquarie Artificial Reef - 6 4.2 km NW +7 Lake Macquarie Artificial Reef - 5 4.4 km NW +7

Scored the same way as Pinny Beach rock platform and adjusted for each spot's own exposure, so a sheltered estuary can beat an open platform on the same weather. Distances are straight-line.

Fishing Pinny Beach rock platform

The rock platform at Pinny Beach in Wallarah National Park, 2 km from Swansea, which NSW National Parks says offers the chance to reel in a big one.

What's there

The source doesn't list target species for this spot.

Best conditions: Rock platform fishing; only fish it when sea conditions are calm and wear the safety gear NSW rock-fishing rules require.

Where it is

-33.12, 151.64 ± 2 km

Approximate area, not an exact mark. Fishare publishes fishing spots to a ~2 km range — the spot is somewhere inside this circle.

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Check the rules first

NSW saltwater regs SSOT; a current NSW recreational fishing licence is required in all waters and NSW rock-fishing safety rules apply — check current NSW DPI rules and park alerts before fishing.

Bag limits, size limits and closures are set by the New South Wales fisheries authority and change through the year. Fishare tracks the current rules on the NSW fishing regulations page — check it before you keep a fish.

Common questions

Can you fish Pinny Beach rock platform from the shore?
Yes — Pinny Beach rock platform has shore access.
When is the best time to fish Pinny Beach rock platform?
Rock platform fishing; only fish it when sea conditions are calm and wear the safety gear NSW rock-fishing rules require.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Pinny Beach rock platform?
Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the New South Wales fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's New South Wales regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Pinny Beach rock platform come from the official source, retrieved 19 October 2026.

Source detail: NSW National Parks Wallarah National Park page: the chance to reel in a big one from the rock platform at Pinny Beach. Coordinate from OpenStreetMap Pinny Beach, 0.08 km from the baked coastline. Baked no-take polygons: none within 500 m or within ~4 km.

Conditions change. Access closes, sand moves and structure shifts — check locally before you travel a long way.

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