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Tide times at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)

Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Australia/Perth

Today's High and Low Tides at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)

Today Time Height (m)
Low 5:30 am -0.22
Low 7:30 am -0.22
High 9:30 pm 0.38

Sun, Moon and Bite Times at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) Today

Sun
↑ 5:41 am · ↓ 6:31 pm
Moon
↑ 6:45 am · ↓ 9:18 pm
Moon phase
New · 4%
Sea temp
18.2°C
Swell (max)
2.0 m @ 10 s SW
Best bite
6:00 pm–8:00 pm

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Sea-Level Curve · Today

Day Timeline
Major Minor Tide Twilight
First light 5:16 am Last light 6:56 pm
Low 5:30 am Low 7:30 am High 9:30 pm

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Heights are scaled to today's range (datum is global mean sea level).

Swell · Next 7 Days at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)

Day Max swell Period Direction
Tue 13 Oct Today 2.0 m 10 s SW
Wed 14 Oct 1.4 m 9 s SW
Thu 15 Oct 1.7 m 7 s W
Fri 16 Oct 2.5 m 9 s W
Sat 17 Oct 3.3 m 10 s W
Sun 18 Oct 3.1 m 11 s W
Mon 19 Oct 2.5 m 9 s W

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

Next 14 Days at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)

Day 1st High 1st Low Range (m) Open
Tue 13 Oct Today 9:30 pm (0.38 m) 5:30 am (-0.22 m) 0.6
Wed 14 Oct 9:30 pm (0.56 m) 6:30 am (-0.09 m) 0.65
Thu 15 Oct 10:00 pm (0.51 m) 10:30 am (-0.05 m) 0.56
Fri 16 Oct 10:30 pm (0.5 m) 11:00 am (-0.05 m) 0.55
Sat 17 Oct 10:50 pm (0.49 m) 11:50 am (-0.04 m) 0.53
Sun 18 Oct 11:50 pm (0.37 m) 12:50 pm (-0.1 m) 0.47
Mon 19 Oct — 1:00 pm (-0.07 m) —
Tue 20 Oct 12:30 am (0.37 m) 3:30 am (0.34 m) 0.37
Wed 21 Oct 1:30 am (0.35 m) 3:30 am (0.33 m) 0.43
Thu 22 Oct 6:10 am (0.15 m) 12:30 am (0.07 m) 0.08
Fri 23 Oct — — —
Sat 24 Oct — — —
Sun 25 Oct — — —
Mon 26 Oct — — —

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About Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)

Cape Naturaliste is the southern bookend of Perth's long-weekend fishing orbit — the rocky cape between Geographe Bay and the Margaret River surf coast.

Tide Character & Fortnight Outlook

Today's tides at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.6 m (moon 4% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.56 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Wednesday (~0.65 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) peak around Wednesday 14 Oct at about 0.65 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Thursday 22 Oct at about 0.08 m.

What Anglers Target Here

Anglers fishing Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) typically time sessions around the tide for australian salmon, tailor, australian herring, skipjack trevally (skippy), and king george whiting.

Tide Questions, Answered

What time is high tide at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) today?
Today's high tide at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) is at 9:30 pm.
What time is low tide at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) today?
Today's low tides at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) are at 5:30 am and 7:30 am.
Is Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.6 m (moon 4% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)?
Today's peak bite window runs 6:00 pm–8:00 pm.

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