Can you fish the Normanville jetty after the 2025 storm damage?

Yes. The end of the Normanville jetty collapsed in the June 2025 storms and the jetty was closed, but it was repaired and reopened in December 2025, so it is fishable again. As always after big winter fronts, check the Yankalilla District Council notices before you go in case of fresh closures, and watch for slippery decking and missing rails.

Do I need a fishing licence to fish at Normanville Beach?

No. South Australia has no general recreational fishing licence, so you can fish the beach, jetty and river mouth without paying a fee. You must still follow PIRSA size, bag and boat limits and any current closures — southern calamari and southern garfish are both shut in Gulf St Vincent, snapper is shut across the gulf zones until 30 June 2027. King George whiting stays legal at the beach — its 1 March to 30 June spawning closure covers mapped Investigator Strait waters offshore.

What can you catch at the Bungala River mouth?

The mouth is usually a landlocked tidal creek and fishes best only after heavy rain opens it to the sea. When it is flowing, it is the spot on this beach for school mulloway, taken on fresh fish baits on the bottom — though rays and small sharks often beat the mulloway to the bait. The surrounding beach gutters hold flathead, yellowfin whiting, salmon trout and mullet.

Can you catch squid and garfish at Normanville right now?

No. Normanville sits inside the Gulf St Vincent and Kangaroo Island zone, and from 1 May 2026 South Australia closed southern calamari to all recreational take and possession and southern garfish to recreational fishing in that zone as part of the algal-bloom recovery measures. PIRSA has published no end date for either, so check the current rules before you plan a session around them.

Is Normanville Beach good for fishing with kids?

It is one of the better family options on the Fleurieu. The beach is rated among the region's safest for swimming, casting distances are short, and there are toilets, parking and a caravan park right behind the sand. The repaired jetty is an easy walk but sits over deep water, so keep young children close.

Bite Compass

Bite Forecast

Normanville Beach & Bungala River Mouth

Tue 13 Oct 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: SW 212° · 6 km/h Swell: 0.8 m @ 9 s W Water: 16.1 °C Pressure: 1023.7 hPa → steady Faces north-west · Offshore: E, SE, S · Onshore: W, NW, N · Forecast wind: cross-shore

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Low Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 7:30 pm

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dusk

Tide Strong flow

Wind SE 14 km/h

Moon new all day

Water temp 16.1 °C all day

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Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 6:11 am Last light 7:55 pm

High 5:08 am Low 11:41 am High 5:36 pm Low 11:02 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 pm → 9:00 pm

3h 30m

Good

2:30 pm → 4:00 pm

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Good

5:30 am → 7:00 am

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Good

2:30 am → 3:30 am

First light

6:11 am

Last light

7:55 pm

Sunrise

6:37 am

Sunset

7:29 pm

Moonrise

7:34 am

Moonset

10:16 pm

High tide

5:08 am

Low tide

11:41 am

High tide

5:36 pm

Low tide

11:02 pm

Hourly Wind

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 16.1°

Sat

10 Oct

16.0°

Sun

11 Oct

16.1°

Mon

12 Oct

16.3°

Tue

13 Oct

16.1°

Wed

14 Oct

16.1°

Thu

15 Oct

16.1°

Fri

16 Oct

16.4°

Sat

17 Oct

16.8°

Sun

18 Oct

17.1°

Mon

19 Oct

17.4°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 6 km/h SW (212°).

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 → 9:00 pm

3h 30m

Good

2:30 pm → 4:00 pm

1h 30m

Good

5:30 am → 7:00 am

1h 30m

Good

2:30 am → 3:30 am

First light

6:11 am

Last light

7:55 pm

Sunrise

6:37 am

Sunset

7:29 pm

Moonrise

7:34 am

Moonset

10:16 pm

High tide

5:08 am

Low tide

11:41 am

High tide

5:36 pm

Low tide

11:02 pm

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