 The Wingan Point headland is located a few metres away from the inlet mouth.The traditional custodians of the land surrounding Wingan Inlet are the Australian Aboriginal Bidhawal and Nindi-Ngudjam Ngarigu Monero peoples.Wingan Inlet is of historical significance; James Cook clearly recorded the existence of the Inlet on his chart - while naming the nearby southern headland, Ram Head on Thursday, April 19, 1770.