Crayfishing Season 2025 – 2026 Cape Town
Enjoy a day out Crayfishing with us. Depart Hout Bay by boat and arrive at Cape Point. We fish legally with permits for crayfish nets off the boat. We have a limited catch allowance per person per license.
Bookings are subject to tides, wind, sea conditions, weather, & availability. Contact us to make a booking.
2025-2026 West Coast Rock Lobster Season – Crayfishing Dates Are As Follows as published on the 28th of November 2025 by and in The Government Gazette Link Here.
| Date | Day | Crayfishing | Tide Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2025 | Saturday | Season open | High: 3:30 am (1.61 m), 3:28 pm (1.63 m); Low: 9:25 am (0.61 m), 9:42 pm (0.44 m) |
| 21 Dec 2025 | Sunday | Season open | High: 4:02 am (1.63 m), 4:01 pm (1.62 m); Low: 9:59 am (0.60 m), 10:14 pm (0.44 m) |
| 27 Dec 2025 | Saturday | Season open | High: 8:07 am (1.58 m), 8:40 pm (1.37 m); Low: 1:36 am (0.64 m), 2:40 pm (0.66 m) |
| 28 Dec 2025 | Sunday | Season open | High: 9:12 am (1.57 m), 9:58 pm (1.36 m); Low: 2:42 am (0.69 m), 3:55 pm (0.65 m) |
| 3 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Season open | High: 3:09 am (1.78 m), 3:23 pm (1.81 m); Low: 9:17 am (0.41 m), 9:40 pm (0.29 m) |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Sunday | Season open | High: 3:54 am (1.83 m), 4:08 pm (1.79 m); Low: 10:04 am (0.39 m), 10:21 pm (0.30 m) |
| 24 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Season open | High: 6:38 am (1.73 m), 6:59 pm (1.52 m); Low: 12:15 am (0.48 m), 12:56 pm (0.54 m) |
| 25 Jan 2026 | Sunday | Season open | High: 7:25 am (1.66 m), 7:54 pm (1.43 m); Low: 12:58 am (0.57 m), 1:50 pm (0.61 m) |
| 31 Jan 2026 | Saturday | Season open | High: 2:20 am (1.68 m), 2:35 pm (1.73 m); Low: 8:31 am (0.49 m), 8:52 pm (0.37 m) |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday | Season open | High: 3:04 am (1.79 m), 3:19 pm (1.78 m); Low: 9:16 am (0.40 m), 9:31 pm (0.31 m) |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Season open | High: 4:34 am (1.95 m), 4:57 pm (1.80 m); Low: 10:48 am (0.25 m), 10:57 pm (0.34 m) |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Sunday | Season open | High: 5:12 am (1.88 m), 5:36 pm (1.71 m); Low: 11:26 am (0.33 m), 11:35 pm (0.44 m) |
The below is a copy and paste from the officially published article found in the link below.
https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/202512/53739rg11911gon6888.pdf
“Regulation 51 of the Regulations is hereby amended by the substitution of subregulation (2)
with the following subregulation:
“(2) A person over the age of 12 years may obtain from any authorised office, a
recreational fishing permit, subject to the payment of the fees determined by the
Minister under section 25 of the Act, to engage in fishing, collecting, keeping,
controlling, landing or transporting of, or to be in possession of not more than four west
coast rock lobster per day on [16, 29, 30 and 31 December 2024, on 1, 4, 5 and 12
January 2025; and on 21, 22, 29 and 30 March 2025] 20, 21, 27 and
28 December 2025, and on 3, 4, 24, 25 and 31 January 2026, and on 1 February
This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za
STAATSKOERANT, 28 NOVEMbER 2025 No. 53739 5
2026, and on 21 and 22 March 2026. Fishing is allowed every day on the dates
specified in this subregulation. No fishing is permitted on any day not listed in this
subregulation.
”
The above is just a snippet, for more details on the regulation, please refer to the link below.
https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/202512/53739rg11911gon6888.pdf
We do not sell fishing permits, if this is what you are looking for you can go to the local post office or you can visit the department of fisheries efishing website and apply for your license online here.
