Snapper
Excellent
Fish are thinner inshore. Work the deeper structure and the channel edges with baits on the bottom, and pick the tide change.
Robe Fishing Report
Updated Mon, 9 Nov 2026 from live weather and tide data
The Limestone Coast’s harbour town: the marina, the obelisk rocks and the long beaches, in the one South Australian zone where snapper may still be kept.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Next tide
Low 4:50 pm model
Air / High
16 °C / 24 °C
Wind
NE 13 km/h
Sources: modelled tide curve, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Robe rewards patience today, with cool water and short feeding windows. Today brings clear skies, wind NE around 13 km/h, steady pressure near 1012 hPa and a high of 23 °C. Tides: high 11:40 am, low 6:45 am and 4:50 pm: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 17 °C for the season (estimated). With the new moon, the solunar majors run 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 11:47 AM-1:47 PM: the windows to build the day around.
Southern calamari
Excellent
Spring and autumn are the seasons: the weed beds on the rising tide, slow sinking jigs.
Flathead
Good
Fish the deeper channels and the last of the run-out; slower hops with a heavier jighead, and a bait on the bottom as back-up.
Australian salmon
Slow
The main season. Beach gutters, rock platforms and bay edges on the rising tide; metals, surf poppers and bait all work.
Tie on: Blade or vibe, slow hops · Lightly weighted plastic · Whole pilchard or squid on the bottom · Suspending hardbody. Prime windows: 11:19 PM-1:19 AM, 11:47 AM-1:47 PM, 4:59 AM-5:59 AM. Similar at 22 °C. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
South Australia has no general fishing licence, but rules and permits apply. South Australia fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing snapper here? Check the size and bag limits with PIRSA before you keep anything; the Snapper page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Robe today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (05:57), sunset (19:52), the moon and today's score, with the modelled tide changes in the panel below. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 11:47 AM-1:47 PM; minor 4:59 AM-5:59 AM. New Moon, 0% lit.
Water and weather
A modelled tide curve for these coordinates and the forecast for the day.
Tides (modelled)
Modelled sea level curve from Open-Meteo Marine for these coordinates, datum mean sea level. Fish the moving water either side of each change.
A model, not the official prediction: times can drift by tens of minutes inside bays and estuaries. Check the Bureau of Meteorology tide predictions for the exact times before you rely on them.
Mon
LOW6:45 am-0.33 m
HIGH11:40 am-0.08 m
LOW4:50 pm-0.44 m
Tue
HIGH12:30 am0.52 m
LOW7:18 am-0.16 m
HIGH12:00 pm0.09 m
LOW5:23 pm-0.35 m
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp16 °C
High / Low24 °C / 9 °C
WindNE 13 km/h, gusts 21 km/h
Pressure1012.2 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain19% cloud, 27%
Sunrise / Sunset05:57 / 19:52
MoonNew Moon, 0%
Water temp (seasonal)~17 °C est.
Why the tide matters here: tides and fishing in Australia.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Robe
The best day on Robe this week looks like Wednesday 11 Nov, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today.
Best day this week: Wednesday, 11 Nov — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, 9 Nov — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 11:19 PM-1:19 AM and 11:47 AM-1:47 PM
- Minor period
- 4:59 AM-5:59 AM
- Sun
- 05:57 to 19:52
- Moon
- New Moon, 0% lit
- Sky and wind
- Showers, 23 km/h
- Rain chance
- 27%
Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out.
Species guide
The species that matter on Robe: seasons written for the southern year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Snapper
Best: October to January in the southern bays
Open all year This water is in the South-East fishing zone, which runs from the southern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula to the Victorian border: the one zone where snapper may be taken until 30 June 2027, under the daily size, bag and boat limits, with every snapper reported to PIRSA Rule as read from PIRSA on 2026-09-27.
The southern headline fish. Runs into Port Phillip, Western Port, the gulfs and the WA sounds in spring to spawn; holds on reef and rubble the rest of the year. Fish are thinner inshore. Work the deeper structure and the channel edges with baits on the bottom, and pick the tide change.
King George whiting
Best: December to May in SA; spring and summer in Port Phillip
The table fish of the south. Feeds over sand patches between weed and reef in 2 to 10 metres, mostly by day, mostly on the moving tide. Deeper sand patches and the middle of the day; slower bites, bigger fish.
Southern calamari
Spring and autumn peaks in the southern bays
Southern calamari over weed and sand in 2 to 10 metres of the bays and gulfs; a jig fishery at dawn, dusk and under the jetty lights. Spring and autumn are the seasons: the weed beds on the rising tide, slow sinking jigs.
Australian salmon
Winter and spring on the southern beaches
Not a salmon at all: a hard-fighting schooling fish of the surf and the bays, from WA around to NSW. Great on light gear, poor on the plate. The main season. Beach gutters, rock platforms and bay edges on the rising tide; metals, surf poppers and bait all work.
Flathead
Best: November to April
Dusky flathead in the eastern estuaries, sand flathead in the southern bays. An ambush predator lying on sand and mud edges waiting for whatever the tide brings. Fish the deeper channels and the last of the run-out; slower hops with a heavier jighead, and a bait on the bottom as back-up.
When to come: the Robe calendar
Activity by species and month for the southern year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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Southern calamari
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Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 17 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataSun, Nov 8
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Snapper led the card at excellent. High of 18 °C, wind to 21 km/h.
Sat, Nov 7
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Snapper led the card at excellent. High of 14 °C, wind to 27 km/h.
Fri, Nov 6
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Snapper led the card at excellent. High of 17 °C, wind to 34 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
South Australia has no general recreational fishing licence; the limits and closures do. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and marine park zones are set by PIRSA and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the South Australia licence page before you keep anything.
Access
There is no fishing licence in South Australia; PIRSA sets the size, bag and boat limits and the snapper reporting rule above.
About this water
Robe is a coastal town in South Australia, Australia, covered from the South Australia reports and listed in all Australia waters.
Fishing Robe: the full guide
Robe and its coast
Robe is the old port of South Australia’s Limestone Coast on Guichen Bay, south of Kingston, with its marina on Lake Butler, the obelisk and the limestone rocks of the cape, the long beaches of the bay to the north and Little Dip to the south, and a rock lobster fleet that gives the town its character. It is a Southern Ocean town with a sheltered bay, fished from the marina walls, the rocks and the beaches and from boats over the sand and reef of the bay. Robe lies in PIRSA’s South-East fishing zone and in the southern rock lobster zone, and both matter for what you may keep. The daily report here is worked out for Robe’s coordinates.
Species and seasons
Australian salmon run the beaches of Guichen Bay and Little Dip in the cooler months and are the fish the coast is known for; King George whiting feed over the sand and weed of the bay from spring to autumn; squid hunt the weed off the marina and the rocks in spring and autumn; and tommy ruff, garfish and mullet school around the marina. Snapper come onto the reefs in spring and summer, and the South-East zone is the only one in the state where they may be taken until 30 June 2027: the daily size, bag and boat limits apply, and every snapper kept must be reported through the Fishwatch hotline or the SA Fishing app. Flathead and gummy shark feed over the sand, and mulloway are taken off the beaches at night.
Reading this report here
The swell decides the day on this coast: a south-westerly drives it into the bay and closes the rocks and the beaches, while a northerly or an easterly flattens the bay and makes the marina, the beaches and the boat grounds fishable. Pressure and sky build the score and the planner shows the window; the tide panel is a modelled curve for these coordinates, labelled as a model, and South Australian tides are irregular, so read it for the direction and take the times from the Bureau of Meteorology.
Rules and access
There is no fishing licence in South Australia; PIRSA sets the size, bag and boat limits and the snapper reporting rule above. Rock lobster in the southern zone, which includes Robe, is closed from 6 pm on 31 May to 6 am on 1 October, recreational pots must be registered and marked, and lobsters are fully protected in the Cape Jaffa and Margaret Brock Reef sanctuaries. The marina walls, the beaches and the rocks are public, with a ramp in the marina; the cape’s rocks are exposed, so watch the swell.
Common questions
Can I keep snapper at Robe?
Yes, within the limits: Robe is in the South-East zone, the only South Australian zone open to snapper until 30 June 2027, and every snapper kept must be reported through Fishwatch or the SA Fishing app.
When is rock lobster season at Robe?
The southern zone is closed from 6 pm on 31 May to 6 am on 1 October; pots must be registered, and the Cape Jaffa and Margaret Brock Reef sanctuaries are closed to lobster at all times.
Is fishing good at Robe right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Tide curve (modelled)
- Open-Meteo Marine, sea level height including tides
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- Pages checked
- The written guide on this page
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