Hi Mate,

   If you're fishing from the lighthouse rocks, my wife and I have been there a few times and you can get up to 20kts before it becomes too windy to be there, depending on where you're fishing off. If you want to try down by the waters edge even a normal high Tide will trap you down the far end, but there is a semi sheltered spot to the left as you're heading up the rock face to the waters edge, on the left.

You're about 20ft from the water below so unless the swell is running 3m at which point I wouldn't be in Castle Point but rather up the hill watching the damage that swell is going to cause ... You''re pretty safe up there. Last couple times we were up there I chucked the cray pot off the rocks, and left it over night, locals didn't touch it and no-one else got the chance. We got a couple of crays in it the next morning when I went to pull it in so I was a happy little camper.

If you go up the rocks to the right of the track where it's easy to climb, you'll find this is the easiest, safest spot ... doesn't matter how windy it gets up there you're 20ft above the water, but if you need to land a big one there are a couple of spots where you can easily get down to the waters edge. And you're out of the wind, only issue up there is if it rains, you're going to get wet.

So a long winded answer to your question but I hope it helps.

Wife and I are heading up to Cape Palliser this weekend if the weather forecast stays the same as it's predicted ... /cough ... there's always good fishing off the beach up there.

What have you guys caught off there? Its been a while since ive been down to fish.

As above plus the odd kingi and some huge rig on crab baits.