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Lookout Beach
Shore fishing spot
Plettenberg Bay's iconic beach at the Keurbooms mouth. Kob and garrick around the river channel, shad runs along the beach, and leeries hunting the mullet shoals in summer. Sand shifts season to season — find the current channel.
🎣 Best fishing times today
Major & minor solunar periods from the moon's position. A guide, not a guarantee.
🐟 What's biting now
Cob (Kabeljou)
Red Roman
Galjoen
White Steenbras
Spotted Grunter
Cape Stumpnose
Blacktail
Musselcracker
In season around September on the Garden Route.
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🌊 Tides & moon
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Spot info
-34.0540, 23.3830
Public parking at main beach access
Short walk over dunes/boardwalk; check specific access point
Light offshore/westerly mornings; light SW cleans the water
Strong easterlies churn and discolour the surf
Two hours either side of high tide into the gutters
Sand with scattered gutters and banks
60-100 m casts reach the working gutter on most banks
🚫 Prohibited — DFFE (DAFF) bans the use of drones for fishing, deploying baits or spotting fish in South African waters.
Surf launch possible on calm days for experienced paddlers only
White mussel and sand prawn on some banks — permit + daily limits apply
Standard recreational angling permit required
Where it is
Charters & tours near Lookout Beach
Ocean Blue Adventures ★ Accredited
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Rock & Surf Angling Adventures ★ Accredited
Plettenberg Bay · Onshore & Offshore
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