Can you catch squid at Marino Rocks right now?

Marino Rocks built its name on clear-water squid on low light, but southern calamari is currently under a total closure in Gulf St Vincent under the 2026 algal-bloom recovery rules, so it cannot be targeted, taken or possessed here. The closure has run since 1 May 2026 and PIRSA has published no end date — check the SA Fishing app before you plan a session around squid.

Is snapper open at Marino Rocks?

No. Snapper is closed to all fishing — both take and catch-and-release — across Gulf St Vincent until 30 June 2027. It is open only in South Australia's South East Fishing Zone, east of the gulf boundary at the southern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula — a long way from Marino. Targeting or even releasing snapper here can attract a fine.

Do I need a fishing licence to fish Marino Rocks?

No. South Australia does not require a general recreational fishing licence, so you can fish the platform without one. You still have to follow all current size, bag and boat limits and any zone closures, which for Gulf St Vincent means snapper closed until 30 June 2027, southern calamari and southern garfish closed since 1 May 2026 with no end date published, and King George whiting shut by a spawning closure from 1 March to 30 June each year.

What can I actually catch at Marino Rocks in winter?

Winter is the spin season — snook to around 80cm and Australian salmon to roughly 2.5kg are the realistic targets on metal slugs and shallow hard-body lures, fished on low light around dawn and dusk. Tommy ruff and yelloweye mullet are reliable year-round on small baits under a float for anyone wanting a steadier bite.

Is Marino Rocks safe to fish with kids?

On calm, low-swell days the rock pools are popular with families for snorkelling and exploring, but the fishing ledges are slippery, uneven and drop into deepening water, so small children need close supervision right at the edge. Avoid it entirely when there is any southerly swell, when waves wash the lower platform without warning.

Bite Compass

Bite Forecast

Marino Rocks

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Weather: Sunny Wind: S 178° · 13 km/h Swell: 0.6 m @ 10 s SW Water: 14.7 °C Pressure: 1019.4 hPa → steady

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High Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:30 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind SE 18 km/h

Moon last quarter all day

Water temp 14.7 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 pm → 7:30 pm

Good

5:30 am → 8:00 am

2h 30m

First light

6:05 am

Last light

6:24 pm

Sunrise

6:30 am

Sunset

5:59 pm

Moonrise

1:50 am

Moonset

11:14 am

High tide

7:00 am

Low tide

1:50 pm

High tide

5:40 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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13°

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150°

6 km/h

1am

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13°

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169°

8 km/h

2am

☀️

13°

↓︎

180°

10 km/h

3am

☀️

13°

↓︎

186°

11 km/h

4am

☀️

13°

↓︎

189°

12 km/h

5am

☀️

14°

↓︎

193°

13 km/h

6am

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14°

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196°

13 km/h

7am

☀️

15°

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199°

14 km/h

8am

☀️

15°

↓︎

200°

14 km/h

9am

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16°

↓︎

198°

14 km/h

10am

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16°

↓︎

194°

14 km/h

11am

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16°

↓︎

187°

13 km/h

12pm

☀️

16°

↓︎

178°

13 km/h

1pm

☀️

16°

↓︎

169°

13 km/h

2pm

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16°

↓︎

159°

14 km/h

3pm

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15°

↘︎

151°

14 km/h

4pm

☀️

15°

↘︎

142°

15 km/h

5pm

☀️

14°

↘︎

133°

16 km/h

6pm

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13°

↘︎

125°

18 km/h

7pm

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12°

↘︎

119°

20 km/h

8pm

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11°

↘︎

114°

21 km/h

9pm

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10°

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110°

22 km/h

10pm

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10°

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106°

22 km/h

11pm

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10°

→︎

104°

22 km/h

Hourly Swell

Steady ~0.7 m SW

12am

0.7 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

1am

0.7 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

2am

0.7 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

3am

0.7 m

@ 10 s

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Slight

4am

0.7 m

@ 10 s

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Slight

5am

0.6 m

@ 10 s

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Slight

6am

0.6 m

@ 10 s

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Slight

7am

0.6 m

@ 10 s

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Slight

8am

0.6 m

@ 10 s

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Slight

9am

0.6 m

@ 10 s

↙︎

Slight

10am

0.6 m

@ 10 s

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Slight

11am

0.6 m

@ 10 s

↙︎

Slight

12pm

0.6 m

@ 10 s

↙︎

Slight

1pm

0.6 m

@ 9 s

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Slight

2pm

0.6 m

@ 9 s

↙︎

Slight

3pm

0.6 m

@ 9 s

↙︎

Slight

4pm

0.6 m

@ 10 s

↙︎

Slight

5pm

0.6 m

@ 10 s

↙︎

Slight

ground

6pm

0.5 m

@ 10 s

↙︎

Slight

ground

7pm

0.6 m

@ 9 s

↙︎

Slight

8pm

0.6 m

@ 6 s

↙︎

Slight

chop

9pm

0.6 m

@ 4 s

↙︎

Slight

chop

10pm

0.7 m

@ 4 s

↙︎

Slight

chop

11pm

0.7 m

@ 4 s

↙︎

Slight

chop

Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 14.7°

Wed

2 Sep

14.7°

Thu

3 Sep

14.8°

Fri

4 Sep

14.8°

Sat

5 Sep

14.7°

Sun

6 Sep

14.9°

Mon

7 Sep

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Tue

8 Sep

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Wed

9 Sep

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Thu

10 Sep

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Fri

11 Sep

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 13 km/h S (178°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 pm → 7:30 pm

Good

5:30 am → 8:00 am

2h 30m

First light

6:05 am

Last light

6:24 pm

Sunrise

6:30 am

Sunset

5:59 pm

Moonrise

1:50 am

Moonset

11:14 am

High tide

7:00 am

Low tide

1:50 pm

High tide

5:40 pm

Nearby spots

Species at this spot

Snook
Australian Salmon
King George Whiting
Australian Herring
Yelloweye Mullet
Southern Calamari (Squid) · closed
Pink Snapper · closed
Garfish · closed