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Tide times at Marion Bay Jetty

Thursday 3 September 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

Tide now — water falling, 30 m to next low (8:40 pm)

Today's high and low tides at Marion Bay Jetty

Today Time Height (m)
High 3:45 am 0.61
Low 10:15 am 0.03
High 1:50 pm 0.12
Low 8:40 pm -0.35

Sun, moon and bite times at Marion Bay Jetty today

Sun
↑ 6:39 am · ↓ 6:04 pm
Moon
↑ — · ↓ 9:36 am
Moon phase
Last Quarter · 64%
Sea temp
15.2°C
Swell (max)
2.3 m @ 12 s SW
Best bite
4:30 pm–7:00 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 Marion Bay Jetty

Day Max swell Period Direction
Thu 3 Sep Today 2.3 m 12 s SW
Fri 4 Sep 2.4 m 12 s SW
Sat 5 Sep 3.0 m 9 s SW
Sun 6 Sep 2.6 m 10 s SW
Mon 7 Sep 1.5 m 9 s SW
Tue 8 Sep 1.8 m 13 s SW
Wed 9 Sep 2.3 m 14 s SW

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

Next 14 days at Marion Bay Jetty

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About Marion Bay Jetty

Marion Bay is the last town before Dhilba Guuranda-Innes National Park, and its jetty is 270 metres of timber built in 1889 to ship gypsum railed down from the Inneston mine.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Marion Bay Jetty sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.96 m (moon 64% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Marion Bay Jetty, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.81 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Saturday (~1.01 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Marion Bay Jetty peak around Saturday 5 Sep at about 1.01 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Saturday 12 Sep at about 0.6 m.

Best tide state to fish Marion Bay Jetty

Marion Bay faces roughly south-east into Investigator Strait, which is the exposed, oceanic end of Yorke Peninsula rather than sheltered gulf water. Prevailing summer south-easterlies and any southerly swell put sea straight into the bay, while northerlies and north-westerlies come off the land and settle it. Seaweed piles up on the beaches after strong onshore winds, which ruins launching and footing and simultaneously restocks the bait supply. The autumn mullet run from Easter onward is the one seasonal certainty on this coast. Autumn and winter bring the calmest offshore-wind days at this end of the peninsula, which is exactly why neighbouring Stenhouse Bay fishes best in those months. The bloom that worked its way up the west coast in January 2026 has not spared this end of the state, and SARDI was still finding elevated pockets along Yorke as late as July 2026, so treat older catch reports with some caution.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Marion Bay Jetty typically time sessions around the tide for yelloweye mullet, australian herring, king george whiting, australian salmon, and flathead.

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Marion Bay Jetty today?
Today's high tides at Marion Bay Jetty are at 3:45 am and 1:50 pm.
What time is low tide at Marion Bay Jetty today?
Today's low tides at Marion Bay Jetty are at 10:15 am and 8:40 pm.
Is Marion Bay Jetty on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Marion Bay Jetty sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.96 m (moon 64% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Marion Bay Jetty?
Marion Bay faces roughly south-east into Investigator Strait, which is the exposed, oceanic end of Yorke Peninsula rather than sheltered gulf water. Prevailing summer south-easterlies and any southerly swell put sea straight into the bay, while northerlies and north-westerlies come off the land and settle it. Seaweed piles up on the beaches after strong onshore winds, which ruins launching and footing and simultaneously restocks the bait supply. The autumn mullet run from Easter onward is the one seasonal certainty on this coast. Autumn and winter bring the calmest offshore-wind days at this end of the peninsula, which is exactly why neighbouring Stenhouse Bay fishes best in those months. The bloom that worked its way up the west coast in January 2026 has not spared this end of the state, and SARDI was still finding elevated pockets along Yorke as late as July 2026, so treat older catch reports with some caution. Today's peak bite window runs 4:30 pm–7:00 pm.

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