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Tide times at Brighton Jetty

Saturday 29 August 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

Today's high and low tides at Brighton Jetty

Today Time Height (m)
High 4:12 am 0.54
Low 10:09 am -0.89
High 4:13 pm 0.87

Sun, moon and bite times at Brighton Jetty today

Sun
↑ 6:39 am · ↓ 5:54 pm
Moon
↑ 7:04 pm · ↓ 6:59 am
Moon phase
Full · 99%
Sea temp
14.5°C
Swell (max)
0.6 m @ 11 s W
Best bite
6:00 pm–7:30 pm

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Sea-level curve · today

Scaled to today's range (datum is global mean sea level).

Swell · next 7 days at Brighton Jetty

Day Max swell Period Direction
Sat 29 Aug Today 0.6 m 11 s W
Sun 30 Aug 0.4 m 10 s W
Mon 31 Aug 0.4 m 12 s SW
Tue 1 Sep flat
Wed 2 Sep 0.8 m 5 s SW
Thu 3 Sep 1.0 m 5 s SW
Fri 4 Sep 0.8 m 10 s SW

Open-ocean swell at the nearest offshore model cell — expect less of it inside protected water.

Next 14 days at Brighton Jetty

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About Brighton Jetty

Brighton Jetty is widely regarded as Adelaide's best metro fishing platform, and it earns the title by holding fish twelve months a year rather than for one good run.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Brighton Jetty sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.76 m (moon 99% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Brighton Jetty, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 1.64 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Sunday (~1.79 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Brighton Jetty peak around Sunday 30 Aug at about 1.79 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Monday 7 Sep at about 0.32 m.

Best tide state to fish Brighton Jetty

The jetty runs west into Gulf St Vincent and is exposed to the sea breeze, which builds most afternoons and pushes a short chop down the deck. Mornings are typically calmer and clearer — the better window for squid and gars. A moderate easterly or a still dawn keeps the water clean and the jigs working; a strong onshore westerly or southwesterly colours the gulf, flattens the squid bite and makes the end unpleasant. The gulf is tidal, and a moving tide around dawn or dusk lines up most of the better sessions. Counterintuitively, the whiting off the end often fish best in the rougher, dirtier water that shuts the squid down.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Brighton Jetty typically time sessions around the tide for southern calamari (squid), snook, australian herring, garfish, and king george whiting.

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Brighton Jetty today?
Today's high tides at Brighton Jetty are at 4:12 am and 4:13 pm.
What time is low tide at Brighton Jetty today?
Today's low tide at Brighton Jetty is at 10:09 am.
Is Brighton Jetty on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Brighton Jetty sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.76 m (moon 99% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Brighton Jetty?
The jetty runs west into Gulf St Vincent and is exposed to the sea breeze, which builds most afternoons and pushes a short chop down the deck. Mornings are typically calmer and clearer — the better window for squid and gars. A moderate easterly or a still dawn keeps the water clean and the jigs working; a strong onshore westerly or southwesterly colours the gulf, flattens the squid bite and makes the end unpleasant. The gulf is tidal, and a moving tide around dawn or dusk lines up most of the better sessions. Counterintuitively, the whiting off the end often fish best in the rougher, dirtier water that shuts the squid down. Today's peak bite window runs 6:00 pm–7:30 pm.

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