Tide times at North Haven Breakwater

About North Haven Breakwater

North Haven's rock walls guard the entrance to the marina just south of the Outer Harbor breakwaters, where the Port River tide funnels past the granite and pulls bait along the edges.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at North Haven Breakwater sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 2.23 m (moon 100% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at North Haven Breakwater, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 1.99 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Friday (~2.23 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at North Haven Breakwater peak around Friday 28 Aug at about 2.23 m (around the full moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Sunday 6 Sep at about 0.83 m.

Best tide state to fish North Haven Breakwater

The breakwaters were built to break the swell, so the inside and the channel stay fishable in conditions that shut the open coast. Gulf St Vincent is tidal, and the entrance fishes best on a moving tide — the last of the run-out into the dark is the standout for mulloway, while the salmon and bread-and-butter species feed across both tide changes. A strong south-westerly puts a cross-wind across the exposed wall and makes light-line work miserable; a still evening or a light easterly off the land is the pick. After heavy rain or a big blow the entrance can colour up and the squid-style sight fishing falls away.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing North Haven Breakwater typically time sessions around the tide for australian salmon, mulloway (jewfish), yelloweye mullet, black bream, and flathead.