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

Thu 08 Oct 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

Forecast updated Sun 11 Oct, 4:28pm ACDT

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📍 Normanville Beach & Bungala River Mouth

waning crescent · 12%

Weather: Sunny Wind: N 8° · 20 km/h Swell: 0.5 m @ 9 s W Water: 16.1 °C Pressure: 1014.1 hPa ↓ falling Faces north-west · Offshore: E, SE, S · Onshore: W, NW, N · Forecast wind: cross-shore

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 6:30 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind NE 11 km/h

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 16.1 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 6:18 am Last light 7:50 pm

High 4:03 am Low 9:30 am High 3:45 pm Low 9:58 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 7:30 am

2h 30m

Good

10:00 pm → 12:00 am

Good

7:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

10:00 am → 11:30 am

1h 30m

First light

6:18 am

Last light

7:50 pm

Sunrise

6:43 am

Sunset

7:25 pm

Moonrise

5:15 am

Moonset

4:59 pm

High tide

4:03 am

Low tide

9:30 am

High tide

3:45 pm

Low tide

9:58 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

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14 km/h

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11 km/h

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Hourly Swell

Steady ~0.4 m W

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Slight

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Calm

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0.5 m

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 16.1°

Mon

5 Oct

15.8°

Tue

6 Oct

15.8°

Wed

7 Oct

15.9°

Thu

8 Oct

16.1°

Fri

9 Oct

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°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 20 km/h N (8°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:00 am → 7:30 am

2h 30m

Good

10:00 pm → 12:00 am

Good

7:00 pm → 9:00 pm

Good

10:00 am → 11:30 am

1h 30m

First light

6:18 am

Last light

7:50 pm

Sunrise

6:43 am

Sunset

7:25 pm

Moonrise

5:15 am

Moonset

4:59 pm

High tide

4:03 am

Low tide

9:30 am

High tide

3:45 pm

Low tide

9:58 pm

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