VIC · REEF · ALBERT PARK, PORT PHILLIP

Kayaker's Reef.

Kayaker's Reef is structure holding reef fish in Albert Park, Port Phillip, with kayak and boat access. Anglers target Snapper, King George Whiting, Southern Calamari. Sourced from the official listing, 8 July 2026.

Spot type
Reef
Access
Kayak + Boat
Species
3
Region
Albert Park, Port Phillip

Conditions today

Bite
43/100
Swell
1.3m
Wind
7m/s
Water
14.3°C

Kayaker's Reef is rated WAIT · 43/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Thu, 17 Sept at 68/100.

Scored from tide, wind, swell, pressure and light for this location. Generated 2026-09-16 and refreshed daily — open the app for the current hour.

The week

7-day outlook for Kayaker's Reef: Wed 43 out of 100, Thu 68 out of 100, Fri 50 out of 100, Sat 58 out of 100, Sun 40 out of 100, Mon 58 out of 100, Tue 50 out of 100 43WedWAIT68ThuHOLD50FriHOLD58SatHOLD40SunWAIT58MonHOLD50TueHOLD

Tide today

Tide at Kayaker's Reef: High 05:42 at 0.8 metres, Low 12:24 at 0.1 metres, High 18:54 at 0.8 metres 06:0012:0018:00 05:42 · 0.8m12:24 · 0.1m18:54 · 0.8m

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Melbourne Williamstown, 3.9 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Out of the swell

Today's swell is running about 1.2 m where you are. Black Rock Jetty sits out of it, 14 km S from here, nearer 0.2 m. Middle Brighton Pier is out of it too, 7.3 km S.

Black Rock Jetty 14 km S 0.2 m Middle Brighton Pier 7.3 km S 0.5 m

Scored the same way as Kayaker's Reef 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 Kayaker's Reef

Kayaker's Reef is a small shellfish reef south-west of Kerferd Road Pier, built with native oysters, triangles and fish towers. VFA states it is intended as a convenient near-shore reef for kayak and small-boat fishers.

What's there

SnapperKing George WhitingSouthern Calamari

Best conditions: Plan this as a near-shore kayak or small-boat mark in light Port Phillip conditions. The reef is compact, so short drifts and careful positioning around the shellfish reef are more sensible than broad trolling passes.

Where it is

-37.84, 144.96 ± 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

VIC regs SSOT; check VFA guide, Port Phillip rules and any local restrictions before fishing.

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

Common questions

What fish can you catch at Kayaker's Reef?
Snapper, King George Whiting, Southern Calamari. Species listed are those the source records for this spot — seasons and what is actually biting change through the year, so check the current forecast before you go.
Can you fish Kayaker's Reef from the shore?
No — Kayaker's Reef is a boat-access spot. You need a vessel to fish it.
When is the best time to fish Kayaker's Reef?
Plan this as a near-shore kayak or small-boat mark in light Port Phillip conditions. The reef is compact, so short drifts and careful positioning around the shellfish reef are more sensible than broad trolling passes.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Kayaker's Reef?
Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Victoria fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Victoria regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Kayaker's Reef come from the official source, retrieved 8 July 2026.

Source detail: VFA page gives location as about 800 m south-west of Kerferd Road Pier, depth, reef layout and target species; coordinate is an approximate mapped point from that official location description, not a published GPS mark.

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

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