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Tide times at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba)

Saturday 29 August 2026 · Australia/Perth

Tide now — water falling, 4 h 29 m to next low (4:30 am)

Today's high and low tides at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba)

Today Time Height (m)
Low 4:30 am -0.03
High 11:00 am 0.75
Low 5:12 pm -0.18

Sun, moon and bite times at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba) today

Sun
↑ 6:40 am · ↓ 6:12 pm
Moon
↑ 7:19 pm · ↓ 7:06 am
Moon phase
Full · 99%
Sea temp
19.4°C
Swell (max)
flat
Best bite
3:30 am–8:00 am

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Sea-level curve · today

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

Swell · next 7 days at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba)

Day Max swell Period Direction
Sat 29 Aug Today flat
Sun 30 Aug flat
Mon 31 Aug 0.4 m 12 s SW
Tue 1 Sep 0.4 m 12 s SW
Wed 2 Sep 0.5 m 7 s SW
Thu 3 Sep 0.4 m 10 s SW
Fri 4 Sep 0.4 m 10 s SW

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

Next 14 days at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba)

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About Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba)

Carnarvon is the working town at the mouth of the Gascoyne River, ten hours from Perth, and the fishing is split between the sheltered Fascine and Babbage Island flats and the exposed cliffs north at Quobba.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.93 m (moon 99% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.99 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Wednesday (~1.16 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba) peak around Wednesday 2 Sep at about 1.16 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Sunday 6 Sep at about 0.85 m.

Best tide state to fish Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba)

The town flats and Fascine are sheltered and fish in almost any weather; the seabreeze is strong in the afternoon and shifts most plans to dawn and dusk. Quobba is exposed Indian Ocean and gets the full unfiltered swell — 2m+ days make the lower ledges unworkable. Tidal range is bigger than Perth (around 1.5–2m) which moves bait around the flats reliably. Warm-water push from the north-west drops tropical bycatch into the cooler-water mix through autumn and winter.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba) typically time sessions around the tide for tailor, mulloway (jewfish), pink snapper, spangled emperor, and spanish mackerel.

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba) today?
Today's high tide at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba) is at 11:00 am.
What time is low tide at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba) today?
Today's low tides at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba) are at 4:30 am and 5:12 pm.
Is Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba) on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.93 m (moon 99% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Carnarvon (Town Beach / Babbage Island / Quobba)?
The town flats and Fascine are sheltered and fish in almost any weather; the seabreeze is strong in the afternoon and shifts most plans to dawn and dusk. Quobba is exposed Indian Ocean and gets the full unfiltered swell — 2m+ days make the lower ledges unworkable. Tidal range is bigger than Perth (around 1.5–2m) which moves bait around the flats reliably. Warm-water push from the north-west drops tropical bycatch into the cooler-water mix through autumn and winter. Today's peak bite window runs 3:30 am–8:00 am.

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