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Tide times at Challenger Beach (Naval Base)

Sunday 12 July 2026 · Australia/Perth

Tide now — water falling, 1 h 54 m to next low (12:45 am)

Today's high and low tides at Challenger Beach (Naval Base)

Today Time Height (m)
High 2:50 pm 0.59
Low 12:45 am -0.22

Sun, moon and bite times at Challenger Beach (Naval Base) today

Sun
↑ 7:16 am · ↓ 5:28 pm
Moon
↑ 5:03 am · ↓ 2:50 pm
Moon phase
Waning Crescent · 8%
Sea temp
17.4°C
Swell (max)
1.6 m @ 11 s SW
Best bite
5:00 pm–6:30 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 Challenger Beach (Naval Base)

Day Max swell Period Direction
Sun 12 Jul Today 1.6 m 11 s SW
Mon 13 Jul 1.8 m 11 s SW
Tue 14 Jul 1.6 m 11 s SW
Wed 15 Jul 1.4 m 11 s SW
Thu 16 Jul 1.3 m 11 s SW
Fri 17 Jul 2.5 m 10 s SW
Sat 18 Jul 3.5 m 11 s SW

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

Next 14 days at Challenger Beach (Naval Base)

Day 1st High 1st Low Range (m) Open
Sun 12 Jul Today 2:50 pm (0.59 m) 12:45 am (-0.22 m) 0.81
Mon 13 Jul 3:30 pm (0.61 m) 1:45 am (-0.27 m) 0.88
Tue 14 Jul 4:50 pm (0.61 m) 2:30 am (-0.23 m) 0.84
Wed 15 Jul 5:42 pm (0.69 m) 3:06 am (-0.04 m) 0.73
Thu 16 Jul 6:20 pm (0.76 m) 3:42 am (0.16 m) 0.6
Fri 17 Jul 7:06 pm (0.74 m) 4:30 am (0.29 m) 0.45
Sat 18 Jul 8:30 am (0.37 m) 3:30 am (0.14 m) 0.36
Sun 19 Jul 9:30 am (0.23 m) 11:30 am (0.22 m) 0.09
Mon 20 Jul 9:30 am (0.27 m) 11:30 am (0.25 m) 0.02
Tue 21 Jul 9:50 am (0.26 m) 1:00 am (0.05 m) 0.21
Wed 22 Jul 10:50 am (0.24 m) 12:30 am (-0.07 m) 0.31
Thu 23 Jul — — —
Fri 24 Jul — — —
Sat 25 Jul — — —

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About Challenger Beach (Naval Base)

Challenger Beach sits on the Cockburn Sound side of the Kwinana industrial strip — freight rail overhead, Alcoa stacks on the skyline, and an underrated stretch of beach quietly producing fish while everyone else drives past to Rockingham.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Challenger Beach (Naval Base) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.81 m (moon 8% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Challenger Beach (Naval Base), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.67 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Monday (~0.88 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Challenger Beach (Naval Base) peak around Monday 13 Jul at about 0.88 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Monday 20 Jul at about 0.02 m.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Challenger Beach (Naval Base) typically time sessions around the tide for australian salmon, tailor, australian herring, western school whiting, and skipjack trevally (skippy).

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Challenger Beach (Naval Base) today?
Today's high tide at Challenger Beach (Naval Base) is at 2:50 pm.
What time is low tide at Challenger Beach (Naval Base) today?
Today's low tide at Challenger Beach (Naval Base) is at 12:45 am.
Is Challenger Beach (Naval Base) on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Challenger Beach (Naval Base) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.81 m (moon 8% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Challenger Beach (Naval Base)?
Today's peak bite window runs 5:00 pm–6:30 pm.

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