WA · REEF · GEOGRAPHE BAY

Dunsborough Artificial Reef.

Dunsborough Artificial Reef is structure holding reef fish in Geographe Bay, with boat access. Anglers target Samson Fish, Pink Snapper, Yellowtail Kingfish and more. Sourced from the official listing, 8 July 2026.

Spot type
Reef
Access
Boat
Species
9
Region
Geographe Bay

Conditions today

Bite
40/100
Swell
1.6m
Wind
5m/s
Water
18.2°C

Dunsborough Artificial Reef is rated WAIT · 40/100 for fishing today, and the best day in the next week is Thu, 17 Sept at 65/100.

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 Dunsborough Artificial Reef: Wed 40 out of 100, Thu 65 out of 100, Fri 25 out of 100, Sat 0 out of 100, Sun 18 out of 100, Mon 20 out of 100, Tue 45 out of 100 40WedWAIT65ThuHOLD25FriWAIT0SatWAIT18SunWAIT20MonWAIT45TueHOLD

Tide today

Tide at Dunsborough Artificial Reef: Low 02:30 at 0.4 metres, High 11:48 at 0.9 metres 06:0012:0018:00 02:30 · 0.4m11:48 · 0.9m

Predicted from harmonic constituents at Busselton Port Geographe, 22.3 km away. The marked points are the predicted extremes; the curve between them is interpolated.

Fishing better nearby

Busselton Jetty is scoring 19 higher, 19 km SE from here.

Busselton Jetty 19 km SE +19

Scored the same way as Dunsborough Artificial 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 Dunsborough Artificial Reef

Dunsborough Artificial Reef sits north-east of Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp and Quindalup. It is a well-documented south-west reef that can support Fishare pages for Geographe Bay, Dunsborough and Busselton-area offshore fishing.

What's there

Samson FishPink SnapperYellowtail KingfishSkippyMullowayBaldchin GroperFlatheadKing George WhitingSquid

Best conditions: Use the centre point as the start of a six-cluster search in Geographe Bay, then set drifts or anchor beside the reef according to wind and current. It is close enough to local ramps to suit small boats, but still needs careful weather judgment.

Where it is

-33.56, 115.16 ± 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

WA regs SSOT; check DPIRD rules, local marine zones and demersal requirements before fishing.

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

Common questions

What fish can you catch at Dunsborough Artificial Reef?
Samson Fish, Pink Snapper, Yellowtail Kingfish, Skippy, Mulloway, Baldchin Groper, Flathead, King George Whiting, Squid. 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 Dunsborough Artificial Reef from the shore?
No — Dunsborough Artificial Reef is a boat-access spot. You need a vessel to fish it.
When is the best time to fish Dunsborough Artificial Reef?
Use the centre point as the start of a six-cluster search in Geographe Bay, then set drifts or anchor beside the reef according to wind and current. It is close enough to local ramps to suit small boats, but still needs careful weather judgment.
Do I need to check the fishing rules for Dunsborough Artificial Reef?
Yes. Bag limits, size limits and closures change and are set by the Western Australia fisheries authority — always check the current rules before you keep a fish. Fishare's Western Australia regulations page tracks them.

Source & verification

Details for Dunsborough Artificial Reef come from the official source, retrieved 8 July 2026.

Source detail: Official WA DPIRD page provides centre-point coordinate [coordinate withheld], depth and ramp-distance context. Species and method detail cross-checked against Recfishwest artificial reefs guide.

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

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