Tide times at Second Valley Jetty
Tide now — water rising, 2 h 3 m to next high (5:08 am)
Today's high and low tides at Second Valley Jetty
| Today | Time | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| High | 5:08 am | 0.78 |
| 11:30 am | -0.72 | |
| High | 5:35 pm | 0.18 |
| 10:44 pm | -0.59 |
Sun, moon and bite times at Second Valley Jetty today
- ↑ 6:37 am · ↓ 7:30 pm
- ↑ 7:35 am · ↓ 10:17 pm
- New · 3%
- 16.4°C
- 0.5 m @ 4 s S
- 5:30 am–7:30 am
Sea-level curve · today
Swell · next 7 days at Second Valley Jetty
| Day | Max swell | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct Today | 0.5 m | 4 s | S |
| Wed 14 Oct | 0.6 m | 7 s | S |
| Thu 15 Oct | 0.7 m | 6 s | S |
| Fri 16 Oct | flat | — | — |
| Sat 17 Oct | flat | — | — |
| Sun 18 Oct | flat | — | — |
| Mon 19 Oct | flat | — | — |
Next 14 days at Second Valley Jetty
| Day | 1st High | 1st Low | Range (m) | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct Today | 5:08 am (0.78 m) | 11:30 am (-0.72 m) | 1.5 | |
| Wed 14 Oct | 5:30 am (0.68 m) | 12:05 pm (-0.77 m) | 1.45 | |
| Thu 15 Oct | 5:51 am (0.65 m) | 12:30 pm (-0.69 m) | 1.34 | |
| Fri 16 Oct | 6:21 am (0.65 m) | 1:12 pm (-0.55 m) | 1.2 | |
| Sat 17 Oct | 6:40 am (0.59 m) | 1:45 pm (-0.42 m) | 1.01 | |
| Sun 18 Oct | 7:03 am (0.49 m) | 2:42 pm (-0.31 m) | 0.83 | |
| Mon 19 Oct | 7:23 am (0.39 m) | 4:00 pm (-0.18 m) | 0.57 | |
| Tue 20 Oct | 8:18 am (0.34 m) | 10:45 pm (-0.09 m) | 0.43 | |
| Wed 21 Oct | 4:30 am (0.14 m) | — | — | |
| Thu 22 Oct | — | — | — | |
| Fri 23 Oct | — | — | — | |
| Sat 24 Oct | — | — | — | |
| Sun 25 Oct | — | — | — | |
| Mon 26 Oct | — | — | — |
About Second Valley Jetty
Tide character & fortnight outlook
Today's tides at Second Valley Jetty sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.5 m (moon 3% illuminated).
Across the next 7 days at Second Valley Jetty, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 1.13 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Tuesday (~1.5 m).
Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Second Valley Jetty peak around Tuesday 13 Oct at about 1.5 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Tuesday 20 Oct at about 0.43 m.
Best tide state to fish Second Valley Jetty
This is a foul-weather refuge by Fleurieu standards. The inlet faces roughly west into Gulf St Vincent but the cliffs and the curve of the bay knock down a lot of the southerly and south-easterly that flattens the open coast, so the jetty often fishes when Rapid Bay and the beaches are blown out. A westerly or north-westerly blowing straight in is the one that ruins it, pushing chop and weed over the end. Squid and garfish both like clean, settled water, so the day or two after a blow — once the suspended weed clears — tends to fish best, and the low-light tide changes are prime.
What anglers target here
Anglers fishing Second Valley Jetty typically time sessions around the tide for southern calamari (squid), southern garfish, australian herring (tommy ruff), snook, and yelloweye mullet.
Tide questions, answered
- What time is high tide at Second Valley Jetty today?
- Today's high tides at Second Valley Jetty are at 5:08 am and 5:35 pm.
- What time is low tide at Second Valley Jetty today?
- Today's low tides at Second Valley Jetty are at 11:30 am and 10:44 pm.
- Is Second Valley Jetty on a spring or neap tide this week?
- Today's tides at Second Valley Jetty sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.5 m (moon 3% illuminated).
- When is the best tide to fish Second Valley Jetty?
- This is a foul-weather refuge by Fleurieu standards. The inlet faces roughly west into Gulf St Vincent but the cliffs and the curve of the bay knock down a lot of the southerly and south-easterly that flattens the open coast, so the jetty often fishes when Rapid Bay and the beaches are blown out. A westerly or north-westerly blowing straight in is the one that ruins it, pushing chop and weed over the end. Squid and garfish both like clean, settled water, so the day or two after a blow — once the suspended weed clears — tends to fish best, and the low-light tide changes are prime. Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 am–7:30 am.