Fishing spots at Wynnum, Manly and Wellington Point

12 places to fish around Wynnum, Manly and Wellington Point: 4 you can fish from land, 5 public boat ramps and 3 reached only by boat. Each has its marine park zone, the winds it is sheltered from, its tide place and what is in season in October.

Updated 9 Oct 2026

Species seasons here follow our Southern Moreton Bay guide, which covers Wynnum-Manly, Redlands (Cleveland, Raby Bay, Victoria Point, Redland Bay), Logan River mouth, Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Peel/Mud/Green islands and the bay artificial reefs. Positions are a guide only, not for navigation.

See this week's fishing forecast for Manly: the app rates each day for shore, small-boat and kayak fishing, with the best time of day, wind, tide and what to target.

Spots at a glance

12 spots around Wynnum, Manly and Wellington Point
Spot	Type	Access	Sheltered in	Zone	Tide place
1. Wynnum Jetty (Pandanus Beach)	Jetty	Land-based	S, SW, W	Dark blue zone HPZ02	Manly
2. Manly Boat Harbour wall	Shore · rocks and walls	Land-based	W, NW, N	Dark blue zone HPZ02	Manly
3. Wellington Point jetty	Jetty	Land-based	SW, W, NW	Dark blue zone HPZ02	Wellington Point
4. King Island sand bar (Wellington Point)	Shore	Land-based and kayak	–	Dark blue zone HPZ02	Wellington Point
5. Waterloo Bay	Boat area	Boat and kayak	Open water	Dark blue zone HPZ02	Tingalpa Creek (Mouth)
6. Green Island	Boat area	Boat and kayak	Open water	Dark blue zone HPZ02	Saint Helena (South)
7. Mud Island	Boat area	Boat and kayak	Open water	Dark blue zone HPZ11	Saint Helena (South)
8. Manly Boat Harbour ramp	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Not in a marine park	Manly
9. Wynnum – Glenora St ramp	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Light blue zone GUZ07	Manly
10. Lota – Esplanade ramp	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Dark blue zone HPZ02	Lota
11. Thorneside – Queens Esp ramp (Tingalpa Ck)	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Dark blue zone HPZ02	Lota
12. Wellington Point – Reserve Esp ramp	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Dark blue zone HPZ02	Wellington Point

1. Wynnum Jetty (Pandanus Beach)

Type: Jetty
Access: Land-based
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: Sheltered in S, SW and W winds; exposed to N, NE and E (faces NE)
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling. For the water about 125 m out from here: there is no zone on the land itself.
Note: Long jetty off the Wynnum Esplanade; whiting, bream, flathead, squid and crabs. Access: Wynnum Esplanade.
Map: -27.44116, 153.17761 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Manly (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

2. Manly Boat Harbour wall

Type: Shore · rocks and walls
Access: Land-based
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: Sheltered in W, NW and N winds; exposed to E, SE and S (faces SE)
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Harbour rock walls; bream, flathead, squid at night. Access: Cambridge Pde, Manly.
Map: -27.45068, 153.19192 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Manly (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

3. Wellington Point jetty

Type: Jetty
Access: Land-based
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: Sheltered in SW, W and NW winds; exposed to NE, E and SE (faces ESE)
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Jetty at the point; whiting, bream, flathead, squid. Access: Reserve Esplanade, Wellington Point.
Map: -27.46630, 153.24187 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Wellington Point (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

4. King Island sand bar (Wellington Point)

Type: Shore
Access: Land-based and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling. For the water about 100 m out from here: there is no zone on the land itself.
Note: Walk-out sand bar at low tide; whiting and flathead on the edges. Access: Walk out only on a falling tide and return well before the flood covers the bar.
Map: -27.45701, 153.23384 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Wellington Point (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

5. Waterloo Bay

Type: Boat area
Access: Boat and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: Open water: exposed to every wind
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Shallow bay flats; whiting, flathead and crabs. Access: Boat; Manly or Wellington Point ramps.
Map: -27.47201, 153.21911 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Tingalpa Creek (Mouth) (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

6. Green Island

Type: Boat area
Access: Boat and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: Open water: exposed to every wind
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Island and surrounding flats/ledges; bream, whiting, flathead. Access: Boat only.
Map: -27.42472, 153.23361 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Saint Helena (South) (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

7. Mud Island

Type: Boat area
Access: Boat and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: Open water: exposed to every wind
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ11 Mud Island: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Island ledges and flats in the central bay; snapper, sweetlip, bream. Access: Boat only.
Map: -27.33889, 153.25111 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Saint Helena (South) (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

8. Manly Boat Harbour ramp

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: Not in a marine park (Fisheries rules still apply)
Note: Main southside ramp into Waterloo Bay.
Map: -27.45256, 153.18934 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Manly (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

9. Wynnum – Glenora St ramp

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: General Use Zone (light blue) GUZ07 Wynnum Creek: normal Fisheries rules (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person).
Note: Small ramp at the Wynnum Creek mouth; tidal.
Map: -27.43574, 153.17409 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Manly (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

10. Lota – Esplanade ramp

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Lota foreshore ramp; tidal.
Map: -27.47420, 153.19287 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Lota (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

11. Thorneside – Queens Esp ramp (Tingalpa Ck)

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Tingalpa Creek mouth ramp.
Map: -27.47843, 153.19792 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Lota (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

12. Wellington Point – Reserve Esp ramp

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting, Snapper, School mackerel and Dusky flathead (10 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting; change of tide for snapper; any tide for school mackerel; run-out for dusky flathead
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Large ramp at the point; quick run to Harry Atkinson reef and Peel.
Map: -27.46653, 153.24148 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Wellington Point (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

Boat ramps around Wynnum, Manly and Wellington Point

5 public boat ramps, all launching into smooth water. None of these ramps is the launch point for a reef or offshore mark that we list: they are for the water close by.

Boat ramps around Wynnum, Manly and Wellington Point
Ramp	Bar crossing	Reach from here
Manly Boat Harbour ramp	No trips listed	–
Wynnum – Glenora St ramp	No trips listed	–
Lota – Esplanade ramp	No trips listed	–
Thorneside – Queens Esp ramp (Tingalpa Ck)	No trips listed	–
Wellington Point – Reserve Esp ramp	No trips listed	–

"Reach from here" lists the reefs and marks whose usual launch is this ramp, with the trip length out and back that we allow for when checking the bar and the open water. Tide places and marine rescue units for each ramp are on the boat ramps page.

What's biting here in October?

In peak season around Wynnum, Manly and Wellington Point in October: summer whiting, snapper, school mackerel, dusky flathead and 3 more. Of the 17 species in our Southern Moreton Bay guide that these spots reach, 7 peak in October 2026 and 7 more are in season.

Summer whitingPeak · best Sep–Jan
SnapperPeak · best May–Jun and Sep–Oct
School mackerelPeak · best Apr–Jun and Oct–Nov
Dusky flatheadPeak · best Aug–Nov

Also in season: Blue swimmer crab, Flounder, Tuskfish, Yellowfin bream, Tailor, Grass sweetlip, Diver whiting, Longtail tuna, Mulloway and King threadfin.

Out of season in October: Tiger squid (best Mar–Jun and Sep); Spotted mackerel (best Jan–Feb); Banana prawns (best Feb–Apr).

Seen now and then here, so not rated: Mangrove jack and Tarwhine.

Every species and its size and bag limits: species guides. Seasons are closure-aware: a species in its closed season is never listed as in season, and its best months leave out any month with a closed day.

Species photos are used under Creative Commons or public-domain terms; see photo credits for each photographer and licence.

Can you fish here? Rules, green zones and safety

You don't need a licence to fish Queensland's tidal waters (licence rules), but size and possession limits and closed seasons apply. None of the 12 spots on this page is in a green zone. No fishing at St Helena Island.

Size and bag limits: Queensland tidal size and possession limits (our species guides were checked 8 Oct 2026). Fishing rules for South East Queensland.

No fishing here

No fishing at St Helena Island: The water around St Helena Island is mostly green zone MNP17: no fishing there.

Rules at particular spots

Lota–Wynnum worm digging (at Wynnum Jetty (Pandanus Beach), Wynnum – Glenora St ramp and Lota – Esplanade ramp): No worm digging on the Wynnum foreshore (Lota Creek to the Wynnum North Esplanade groyne); hand pumps only in Fish Habitat Areas. Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.

Marine rescue

Log on and off with QF2 Brisbane (Coast Guard, Manly) (ask the unit for log-on details). Emergency: 000 (112 from mobiles) · VHF 16 for distress (checked 8 Oct 2026).

Weather and zones

Read the official forecast and warnings in the Bureau of Meteorology's own words: Moreton Bay coastal waters forecast and Current warnings. Marine park zones are a guide only, not for navigation: check the official zoning maps and app.

Other rules in parts of South East Queensland

Each rule's text says where it applies.

White spot disease movement area (Caloundra to the NSW border, 100 m off Bribie, Moreton and Stradbroke, inland to Ipswich): prawns, saltwater yabbies, marine worms and other crustaceans must not leave it unless cooked; decontaminate gear and boats when leaving. Exempt: spanner, three-spotted, blue swimmer and mud crabs, bugs, lobsters, red claw. Never use raw supermarket prawns as bait. Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
Prawn-farm channels: Biosecurity Area 2 near Logan-area prawn farms (e.g. Jacobs Well, Pimpama, Steiglitz, Woongoolba, Southern Moreton Bay Islands): no line fishing in farm intake/drainage channels or within 100 m of them; crab pots, cast nets and yabby pumps are allowed. Follow the signs. Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
Bivalves: pipis only: Bivalves and gastropods are no take in Moreton Bay and all tidal waters flowing into it, except pipis (30). Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
Coombabah Lake and Creek: Coombabah Lake and the tidal waters of Coombabah Creek upstream of the lake (Gold Coast): all fishing prohibited. Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
Spearfishing: No spearfishing within 100 m of any public jetty from the Noosa River south; also banned in Lake Weyba/lower Noosa River, the lower Maroochy (incl. the Cod Hole), the Mooloolah below Nicklin Way, parts of Pumicestone Passage, Jumpinpin and the Southport Broadwater/Seaway (south of 27°42′S), Tallebudgera Creek and the artificial reef off Cowan Cowan. Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
NSW waters: South of Point Danger (Tweed, Kingscliff, Cook Island) is NSW: NSW rules apply and a NSW recreational fishing licence is required (not covered here). Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.

Nearby fishing areas

Brisbane River (about 12 km west)
Cleveland, Peel Island and Straddie (about 15 km east)
Sandgate and Bramble Bay (about 19 km north-west)
Victoria Point and Redland Bay (about 22 km south-east)

Distances are between the middle of each area's spots.

Sources and checked dates

Parks and boat ramps: Brisbane City Council open data, CC BY 4.0
Marine park zones: Moreton Bay Marine Park zoning, © State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science) 2021, CC BY 4.0, simplified; guide only, not for navigation (zones checked 8 Oct 2026).
Spot data checked 8 Oct 2026; area details checked 8 Oct 2026; bars checked 8 Oct 2026; marine rescue units checked 8 Oct 2026.
Species seasons: our South East Queensland guide (Southern Moreton Bay), rules checked 8 Oct 2026. Tide places name the Maritime Safety Queensland predictions each spot uses (CC BY 4.0).
Every source and licence: Sources and disclaimers.