Skip to main content
Tides

Tide times at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove)

Monday 13 July 2026 · Australia/Perth

Tide now — water rising, 4 h 16 m to next high (8:30 am)

Today's high and low tides at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove)

Today Time Height (m)
Low 1:30 am -0.34
High 8:30 am 0.03
High 5:56 pm 0.72

Sun, moon and bite times at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) today

Sun
↑ 6:55 am · ↓ 4:59 pm
Moon
↑ 5:52 am · ↓ 3:26 pm
Moon phase
New · 3%
Sea temp
16.7°C
Swell (max)
1.8 m @ 11 s SW
Best bite
4:30 pm–6:30 pm

See full bite times for Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) →

Sea-level curve · today

Scaled to today's range (datum is global mean sea level).

Swell · next 7 days at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove)

Day Max swell Period Direction
Mon 13 Jul Today 1.8 m 11 s SW
Tue 14 Jul 1.4 m 11 s SW
Wed 15 Jul 1.3 m 10 s SW
Thu 16 Jul 1.0 m 11 s SW
Fri 17 Jul 0.9 m 11 s SW
Sat 18 Jul 0.9 m 11 s SW
Sun 19 Jul 1.2 m 8 s SW

Open-ocean swell at the nearest offshore model cell — expect less of it inside protected water.

Next 14 days at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove)

Tap a day to open the full hourly forecast for Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove).

About Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove)

Cape Le Grand National Park sits 56 km east of Esperance on the South Coast — a DBCA-managed park of granite headlands and white-sand bays that includes Lucky Bay, Hellfire Bay, Thistle Cove, Rossiter Bay and Le Grand Beach.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.06 m (moon 3% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.77 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Wednesday (~1.07 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) peak around Wednesday 15 Jul at about 1.07 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Monday 20 Jul at about 0.27 m.

Best tide state to fish Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove)

South Coast Bioregion exposure — Southern Ocean groundswell is constant and weather windows shift fast. Lucky Bay is east-facing and partially sheltered by Cape Le Grand itself, which keeps it fishable on south-westerly blow-outs that wash out Le Grand Beach. Hellfire Bay sits between two granite headlands and sets up rougher when the swell wraps in. Calm before the easterly fades. Water clarity is consistently high — clean Southern Ocean water with white sand bottom. Tidal range is small (under a metre).

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) typically time sessions around the tide for australian salmon, tailor, australian herring, skipjack trevally (skippy), and southern calamari (squid).

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) today?
Today's high tides at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) are at 8:30 am and 5:56 pm.
What time is low tide at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) today?
Today's low tide at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) is at 1:30 am.
Is Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.06 m (moon 3% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove)?
South Coast Bioregion exposure — Southern Ocean groundswell is constant and weather windows shift fast. Lucky Bay is east-facing and partially sheltered by Cape Le Grand itself, which keeps it fishable on south-westerly blow-outs that wash out Le Grand Beach. Hellfire Bay sits between two granite headlands and sets up rougher when the swell wraps in. Calm before the easterly fades. Water clarity is consistently high — clean Southern Ocean water with white sand bottom. Tidal range is small (under a metre). Today's peak bite window runs 4:30 pm–6:30 pm.

Nearby tide spots