Skip to main content
Bite Compass
Tides

Tide times at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)

Saturday 29 August 2026 · Australia/Perth

Today's high and low tides at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)

Today Time Height (m)
Low 2:50 am -0.05
High 10:06 am 0.27
Low 4:30 pm -0.08

Sun, moon and bite times at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) today

Sun
↑ 6:42 am · ↓ 6:00 pm
Moon
↑ 7:12 pm · ↓ 7:04 am
Moon phase
Full · 99%
Sea temp
17.9°C
Swell (max)
1.9 m @ 12 s SW
Best bite
5:30 am–7:30 am

See full bite times for Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) →

Sea-level curve · today

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
Sat 29 Aug Today 1.9 m 12 s SW
Sun 30 Aug 2.0 m 12 s SW
Mon 31 Aug 2.0 m 11 s SW
Tue 1 Sep 2.2 m 10 s SW
Wed 2 Sep 2.5 m 10 s SW
Thu 3 Sep 2.7 m 11 s SW
Fri 4 Sep 3.4 m 11 s SW

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
Sat 29 Aug Today 10:06 am (0.27 m) 2:50 am (-0.05 m) 0.35
Sun 30 Aug 10:45 am (0.28 m) 3:30 am (-0.0 m) 0.28
Mon 31 Aug 11:30 am (0.26 m) 4:30 am (0.09 m) 0.17
Tue 1 Sep 12:10 pm (0.09 m) 6:30 am (-0.0 m) 0.09
Wed 2 Sep 10:30 am (0.02 m) 8:30 am (0.02 m) 0.0
Thu 3 Sep — 12:50 pm (-0.08 m) 0.0
Fri 4 Sep 1:00 am (0.48 m) 2:00 pm (-0.13 m) 0.61
Sat 5 Sep 1:00 am (0.39 m) 2:18 pm (-0.29 m) 0.68
Sun 6 Sep 4:30 am (0.39 m) 3:00 pm (-0.32 m) 0.71
Mon 7 Sep 5:54 am (0.42 m) 8:30 am (-0.05 m) 0.47
Tue 8 Sep — — —
Wed 9 Sep — — —
Thu 10 Sep — — —
Fri 11 Sep — — —

Tap a day to open the full hourly forecast for Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay).

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 0.35 m (moon 99% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.21 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Friday (~0.61 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) peak around Sunday 6 Sep at about 0.71 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Wednesday 2 Sep at about 0.0 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 10:06 am.
What time is low tide at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) today?
Today's low tides at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) are at 2:50 am and 4:30 pm.
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 0.35 m (moon 99% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)?
Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 am–7:30 am.

Nearby tide spots