What can you catch off Whyalla Jetty?

Garfish, tommy ruff, yellowfin whiting on the flats, King George whiting out from the loop, blue swimmer crabs in summer, snook around the lights at night, and salmon trout, flathead and the odd gummy shark off the marina breakwater. Garfish are open because Whyalla is in the Spencer Gulf zone. Southern calamari, cuttlefish and snapper are all closed.

Can you catch squid at Whyalla Jetty?

Not at the moment. Southern calamari has been closed to all recreational targeting, take and possession across Spencer Gulf and Gulf St Vincent since 1 May 2026, with no end date published. On top of that, every cuttlefish species has been permanently closed in Spencer Gulf north of the Arno Bay–Wallaroo line since May 2023, and the False Bay exclusion zone east of the steelworks bans all cephalopods year-round.

Is snapper open at Whyalla?

No. Whyalla's famous snapper fishery is closed along with the rest of Spencer Gulf, Gulf St Vincent and the West Coast until 30 June 2027, including catch-and-release. The Australian Snapper Championships went with it. Any snapper hooked from the jetty goes straight back.

Is the circular jetty wheelchair accessible?

Yes, and it was designed that way. A compliant 45-metre ramp leads onto the deck, six sliding rail sections along the loop drop the balustrade for seated and child anglers, there are three shade shelters, LED lighting in the handrail, accessible parking bays at the foreshore and a Changing Places facility nearby.

What is a dodge tide and why does it matter at Whyalla?

A dodge tide is the South Australian name for a neap tide where the two daily tide cycles cancel each other out, so the water barely rises or falls for a day or two. Upper Spencer Gulf has the biggest tides in the state — up to three metres on the springs — and the fishing runs on that movement, so a dodge tide is the day to sharpen hooks instead.

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Whyalla Jetty (Circular Jetty & Marina)

Fri 09 Oct 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

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📍 Whyalla Jetty (Circular Jetty & Marina)

waning crescent · 6%

Weather: Unavailable Swell: 0.1 m @ 11 s SW Water: 19.3 °C Faces south-east · Offshore: W, NW, N · Onshore: E, SE, S

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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

Moon waning crescent all day

Water temp 19.3 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 6:22 am Last light 7:52 pm

Low 12:16 am High 6:43 am Low 12:48 pm High 6:38 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

5:30 am → 8:00 am

2h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 8:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

11:30 am → 1:30 pm

Good

11:30 pm → 12:00 am

30m

First light

6:22 am

Last light

7:52 pm

Sunrise

6:46 am

Sunset

7:27 pm

Moonrise

5:44 am

Moonset

6:06 pm

Low tide

12:16 am

High tide

6:43 am

Low tide

12:48 pm

High tide

6:38 pm

Hourly Swell

Steady ~0.1 m N

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@ 8 s

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0.1 m

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0.1 m

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0.1 m

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Water Temp (°C)

→ steady around 19.3°

Tue

6 Oct

19.0°

Wed

7 Oct

19.1°

Thu

8 Oct

19.4°

Fri

9 Oct

19.3°

Sat

10 Oct

19.3°

Sun

11 Oct

19.5°

Mon

12 Oct

19.4°

Tue

13 Oct

19.1°

Wed

14 Oct

18.9°

Thu

15 Oct

18.9°

Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Current wind summary unavailable — see the wind chart above the map.

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 am → 8:00 am

2h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 8:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

11:30 am → 1:30 pm

Good

11:30 pm → 12:00 am

30m

First light

6:22 am

Last light

7:52 pm

Sunrise

6:46 am

Sunset

7:27 pm

Moonrise

5:44 am

Moonset

6:06 pm

Low tide

12:16 am

High tide

6:43 am

Low tide

12:48 pm

High tide

6:38 pm

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