Is Ardrossan Jetty open?

Yes. It reopened on 7 August 2026 after a renewal that ran from September 2025 — new steel piles, crossheads and girders under a concrete deck, part of a $10 million state and council project shared with Edithburgh. Edithburgh's jetty closed for its turn on 24 July 2026.

When is the best time to catch crabs at Ardrossan?

October to April, peaking in January and February, on a rising tide for the drop nets and a falling tide for raking the flats north of the jetty. Crabs must be 11 cm across the carapace, the bag is 20 per person and berried females go straight back. Fish-based bait only in the nets.

What else can you catch off Ardrossan Jetty?

Tommy ruff all year, yellowfin whiting in the shallows from spring to autumn, snook and salmon trout around the lights at night, mullet in the cooler months and the odd school mulloway off the end on a summer night. Garfish and southern calamari are closed in Gulf St Vincent since 1 May 2026 with no end date, and snapper are closed until 30 June 2027.

Can you catch squid or garfish at Ardrossan?

Not at the moment. Both southern calamari and southern garfish are closed to all recreational targeting, take and possession in the Gulf St Vincent and Kangaroo Island fishing zone from 1 May 2026 under the algal-bloom recovery measures, and PIRSA has not published an end date. Garfish are still open on the Spencer Gulf side at Port Hughes.

Do I need a licence or a permit to fish or launch at Ardrossan?

No fishing licence — South Australia has none for recreational line and net fishing. Boat launching normally needs a permit via the EasyPark app or the caravan park, but ramps are free statewide until around 1 December 2026 under the algal-bloom fee holiday.

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Bite Forecast

Ardrossan Jetty

Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

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📍 Ardrossan Jetty

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Weather: Sunny Wind: N 4° · 17 km/h Swell: flat Water: 18.9 °C Pressure: 1016.1 hPa ↓ falling Faces south-east · Offshore: W, NW, N · Onshore: E, SE, S · Forecast wind: offshore

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Wind NE 13 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 18.9 °C all day

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First light 6:05 am Last light 8:01 pm

Low 12:50 am High 8:50 am Low 2:10 pm High 4:10 pm Low 9:45 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

7:00 pm → 10:30 pm

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Water Temp (°C)

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17 Oct

18.0°

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18 Oct

18.5°

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18.9°

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18.9°

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 17 km/h N (4°).

Wind map data: ECMWF HRES (operational), updated every 6 hours. Not for navigation.

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

7:00 pm → 10:30 pm

3h 30m

Good

5:30 am → 7:00 am

1h 30m

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8:00 am → 10:00 am

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First light

6:05 am

Last light

8:01 pm

Sunrise

6:30 am

Sunset

7:36 pm

Moonrise

1:35 pm

Moonset

3:03 am

Low tide

12:50 am

High tide

8:50 am

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2:10 pm

High tide

4:10 pm

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9:45 pm

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