Do I need a fishing licence to fish North Haven breakwater?

No general recreational fishing licence is required in South Australia, and ramp launching and parking are free statewide until about 30 November 2026 under the boat-ramp fee holiday, so the walls cost you nothing right now. You must still follow PIRSA size, bag and boat limits — southern garfish and southern calamari are closed in Gulf St Vincent, and snapper is closed across the gulf zones until 30 June 2027.

Can you catch mulloway at North Haven, and how?

Yes, mulloway are caught off the rock walls, usually in summer and autumn and almost always at night. The trick is not to cast too far — they patrol right along the edge of the wall — and to fish small live baits like mullet or salmon trout on the last of the run-out tide. Week nights are better than weekends because there's less boat traffic through the entrance.

Can I keep garfish and squid from North Haven right now?

Not at the moment. As part of the algal-bloom fish recovery program, southern garfish and southern calamari are closed to recreational fishing in the Gulf St Vincent zone from 1 May 2026, even though both are a North Haven staple in normal seasons. PIRSA has published no end date for either closure, so check the fishing limits page or the SA Fishing app before you plan around them.

Is North Haven a good spot to fish with kids?

It works well. The walk from the car park is short and flat, there are toilets near the Jaycee Park playground about 100m away, and the sheltered beach between the two breakwaters is a calm place for younger children while someone fishes the wall. The rocks themselves are uneven with no rails, so keep small kids off the breakwater edge.

Is snapper open at North Haven?

No. Snapper is closed to all fishing — take and catch-and-release — across the Gulf St Vincent zone until 30 June 2027, and that includes North Haven. The only zone where snapper is currently open is the South East Fishing Zone, east of the gulf boundary at the southern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Don't target it here.

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Bite Forecast

North Haven Breakwater

Wed 07 Oct 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

Forecast updated 5:59pm ACDT

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📍 North Haven Breakwater

waning crescent · 20%

Weather: Sunny Wind: NE 40° · 12 km/h Swell: 0.4 m @ 10 s SW Water: 17.5 °C Pressure: 1025.3 hPa ↓ falling Faces west · Offshore: NE, E, SE · Onshore: SW, W, NW · Forecast wind: offshore

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Medium Fish Activity

▸ Why this score?

At the day's peak · 6:30 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind E 13 km/h

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 17.5 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 6:19 am Last light 7:48 pm

High 4:06 am Low 9:19 am High 3:25 pm Low 9:56 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 7:30 am

3h 30m

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7:00 pm → 11:30 pm

4h 30m

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9:30 am → 11:00 am

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First light

6:19 am

Last light

7:48 pm

Sunrise

6:44 am

Sunset

7:23 pm

Moonrise

4:44 am

Moonset

3:53 pm

High tide

4:06 am

Low tide

9:19 am

High tide

3:25 pm

Low tide

9:56 pm

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Water Temp (°C)

↗ warming — up 0.4° over the last 3 days

Sun

4 Oct

17.1°

Mon

5 Oct

17.3°

Tue

6 Oct

17.3°

Wed

7 Oct

17.5°

Thu

8 Oct

17.7°

Fri

9 Oct

17.6°

Sat

10 Oct

17.4°

Sun

11 Oct

17.5°

Mon

12 Oct

17.6°

Tue

13 Oct

17.4°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 12 km/h NE (40°).

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

Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

4:00 am → 7:30 am

3h 30m

Good

7:00 pm → 11:30 pm

4h 30m

Good

9:30 am → 11:00 am

1h 30m

Good

3:00 pm → 4:00 pm

First light

6:19 am

Last light

7:48 pm

Sunrise

6:44 am

Sunset

7:23 pm

Moonrise

4:44 am

Moonset

3:53 pm

High tide

4:06 am

Low tide

9:19 am

High tide

3:25 pm

Low tide

9:56 pm

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