Quiet east-Yorke shack town between Ardrossan and Port Vincent. Shore-based whiting, gar, and tommies from the small jetty; squid on the inshore weed at first and last light.
Current conditions
Wind
4.2 ktS
Gusts 10.9 kt
Waves
0.2 m
Period 3 s
Swell
0.2 m
Period 2.3 s
Sea temp
18.9°C
Air 15.2°C
Next 12 hours
01:00
4.2 S
0.2m
02:00
2.3 S
0.2m
03:00
2.1 SE
0.2m
04:00
3.7 E
0.2m
05:00
4 NE
0.2m
06:00
4.3 NE
0.2m
07:00
5.7 NNE
0.1m
08:00
6.8 NNE
0.1m
09:00
7.1 NNE
0.1m
10:00
7.6 NNE
0.1m
11:00
7.5 NNE
0.1m
12:00
9 N
0.1m
Tides
Nearest BOM tide station: Ardrossan ↗(16.4 km · secondary)
We don't predict tides on-site — BOM's published tables are authoritative.
BOM · Gulf St VincentIssued at 9:30 am CDT on Thursday 22 October 2026
Situation. A slow moving high pressure system in the Tasman Sea maintains a ridge across eastern parts of the state. A trough of low pressure is forecast to move into the west on Thursday, and slowly move eastwards on Friday. Another trough and multiple cold fronts move over the state over the weekend.
Thursday 22 October until midnight. Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore later in the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Friday 23 October. Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the late morning and afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore at night.
Saturday 24 October. Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Upper West Coast: Fowlers Bay to Elliston
Thursday 22 October until midnight. Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Source: Open-Meteo Marine + ECMWF (15-min cache) · BOM (1-hr cache). Not for navigation.
Sun & moon
Today
Sun↑ 06:29↓ 19:38
Moon↑ 15:36↓ 04:31
Phase◔Waxing gibbous 81%
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Dawn06:03 – 07:29
Dusk18:38 – 20:04
Tomorrow
Sun↑ 06:28↓ 19:39
Moon↑ 16:37↓ 04:56
Phase◔Waxing gibbous 88%
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Dawn06:02 – 07:28
Dusk18:39 – 20:05
Best windows combine civil twilight with the hour either side of sun transit — the universal low-light feeding window most species respond to. Moon phase influence is folkloric; full and new moons coincide with the strongest tide swings.
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