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

Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Australia/Perth

Today's High and Low Tides at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove)

Today Time Height (m)
Low 5:40 am -0.32
High 10:45 am -0.11
Low 3:50 pm -0.32

Sun, Moon and Bite Times at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) Today

Sun
↑ 5:12 am · ↓ 6:03 pm
Moon
↑ 6:14 am · ↓ 8:50 pm
Moon phase
New · 4%
Sea temp
17.2°C
Swell (max)
1.4 m @ 11 s SW
Best bite
4:30 am–7:30 am

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Sea-Level Curve · Today

Day Timeline
Major Minor Tide Twilight
First light 4:47 am Last light 6:28 pm
Low 5:40 am High 10:45 am Low 3:50 pm

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Heights are 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
Tue 13 Oct Today 1.4 m 11 s SW
Wed 14 Oct 1.2 m 10 s SW
Thu 15 Oct 0.6 m 9 s S
Fri 16 Oct 0.5 m 8 s SW
Sat 17 Oct 1.1 m 11 s SW
Sun 18 Oct 1.2 m 11 s SW
Mon 19 Oct 1.1 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)

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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 0.21 m (moon 4% 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 0.42 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Wednesday (~0.74 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) peak around Wednesday 14 Oct at about 0.74 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Thursday 15 Oct at about 0.18 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 tide at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) is at 10:45 am.
What time is low tide at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) today?
Today's low tides at Cape Le Grand (Lucky Bay / Hellfire Bay / Thistle Cove) are at 5:40 am and 3:50 pm.
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 0.21 m (moon 4% 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 am–7:30 am.

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