Can you fish Point Cartwright Reserve from the shore?

Yes — Point Cartwright Reserve has shore access.

Do I need to check the fishing rules for Point Cartwright Reserve?

Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Queensland fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Queensland regulations page tracks them.

QLD · ROCK LEDGE · SUNSHINE COAST

Point Cartwright Reserve.

Point Cartwright Reserve is a rock ledge into deep water in Sunshine Coast, with shore access. Sourced from the official listing, 9 September 2026.

Spot type

Rock ledge

Access

Shore

Region

Sunshine Coast

Conditions today

Bite

58/100

Swell

0.9m

Wind

6m/s

Water

23.4°C

Point Cartwright Reserve is rated HOLD · 58/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Wed, 4 Nov at 75/100.

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.

Tide today

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Mooloolaba, 1.8 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing better nearby

Point Arkwright Headlands Park is scoring 5 higher, 15 km N from here.

Point Arkwright Headlands Park 15 km N +5

Scored the same way as Point Cartwright Reserve 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 Point Cartwright Reserve

Sunshine Coast Council describes Point Cartwright Reserve as long being a popular venue for rock fishing. It overlooks the Mooloolah River mouth and is reached from the Pacific Boulevard car park or the Point Cartwright Walkway.

What's there

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

Best conditions: An exposed headland at the mouth of the Mooloolah River. The rock is the draw and also the hazard; swell wraps around the point.

Facilities

Parking

Where it is

-26.68, 153.14 ± 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

QLD saltwater regs SSOT; check current Queensland fisheries rules and marine park zoning before fishing.

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

Common questions

Can you fish Point Cartwright Reserve from the shore?: Yes — Point Cartwright Reserve has shore access.
When is the best time to fish Point Cartwright Reserve?: An exposed headland at the mouth of the Mooloolah River. The rock is the draw and also the hazard; swell wraps around the point.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Point Cartwright Reserve?: Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Queensland fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Queensland regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Point Cartwright Reserve come from the official source, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Source detail: Existence and public fishing access documented by the source listing; coordinates from OpenStreetMap and verified 0.16 km from the baked coastline.

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

Plan the session

Fishing Point Cartwright Reserve? Check the tide window, the launch options and whether the fish are actually biting before you go.

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