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Tide times at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)

Sunday 12 July 2026 · Australia/Perth

Tide now — water falling, 1 h 5 m to next low (12:54 am)

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

Today Time Height (m)
High 3:00 pm 0.6
Low 12:54 am -0.31

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

Sun
↑ 7:23 am · ↓ 5:28 pm
Moon
↑ 5:11 am · ↓ 2:49 pm
Moon phase
Waning Crescent · 8%
Sea temp
17.2°C
Swell (max)
2.6 m @ 12 s SW
Best bite
5:00 pm–7:00 pm

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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
Sun 12 Jul Today 2.6 m 12 s SW
Mon 13 Jul 2.5 m 12 s SW
Tue 14 Jul 2.3 m 11 s SW
Wed 15 Jul 2.0 m 10 s SW
Thu 16 Jul 1.8 m 5 s NW
Fri 17 Jul 2.2 m 9 s W
Sat 18 Jul 4.5 m 12 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
Sun 12 Jul Today 3:00 pm (0.6 m) 12:54 am (-0.31 m) 0.91
Mon 13 Jul 3:50 pm (0.63 m) 1:00 am (-0.31 m) 0.94
Tue 14 Jul 4:56 pm (0.64 m) 1:54 am (-0.36 m) 1.0
Wed 15 Jul 5:54 pm (0.75 m) 2:30 am (-0.3 m) 1.05
Thu 16 Jul 6:30 pm (0.76 m) 3:30 am (-0.07 m) 0.83
Fri 17 Jul 7:06 pm (0.73 m) 4:00 am (0.03 m) 0.7
Sat 18 Jul 9:30 am (0.27 m) 5:00 am (0.16 m) 0.27
Sun 19 Jul 9:30 am (0.17 m) 4:00 am (0.07 m) 0.22
Mon 20 Jul 10:00 am (0.2 m) 2:30 am (0.07 m) 0.14
Tue 21 Jul 10:30 am (0.26 m) 12:30 am (0.01 m) 0.29
Wed 22 Jul — — —
Thu 23 Jul — — —
Fri 24 Jul — — —
Sat 25 Jul — — —

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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 0.91 m (moon 8% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.81 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Wednesday (~1.05 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) peak around Wednesday 15 Jul at about 1.05 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Monday 20 Jul at about 0.14 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 3:00 pm.
What time is low tide at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) today?
Today's low tide at Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay) is at 12:54 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 0.91 m (moon 8% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Cape Naturaliste (Dunsborough / Bunker Bay)?
Today's peak bite window runs 5:00 pm–7:00 pm.

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