What time is high tide at Golden Bay today?

Today's high tide at Golden Bay is at 9:54 am.

What time is low tide at Golden Bay today?

Today's low tides at Golden Bay are at 2:45 am and 4:15 pm.

When is the best tide to fish Golden Bay?

Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–7:30 pm.

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Tide times at Golden Bay

Saturday 29 August 2026 · Australia/Perth

Tide now — water falling, 2 h 42 m to next low (2:45 am)

Today	Time	Height (m)
Low	2:45 am	-0.05
High	9:54 am	0.26
Low	4:15 pm	-0.07

Sun: ↑ 6:38 am · ↓ 5:58 pm
Moon: ↑ 7:09 pm · ↓ 7:00 am
Moon phase: Full · 99%
Sea temp: 16.8°C
Swell (max): 0.8 m @ 13 s SW
Best bite: 5:30 pm–7:30 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 Golden Bay

Day	Max swell	Period	Direction	Sea state
Sat 29 Aug Today	0.8 m	13 s	SW	Slight
Sun 30 Aug	1.0 m	12 s	SW	Moderate
Mon 31 Aug	1.0 m	12 s	W	Moderate
Tue 1 Sep	1.2 m	11 s	W	Moderate
Wed 2 Sep	1.2 m	9 s	SW	Moderate
Thu 3 Sep	1.3 m	9 s	SW	Moderate
Fri 4 Sep	1.2 m	8 s	W	Moderate

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

Next 14 days at Golden Bay

Day	1st High	1st Low	2nd High	2nd Low	Range (m)
Sat 29 Aug Today	9:54 am (0.26 m)	2:45 am (-0.05 m)	9:54 am (0.26 m)	4:15 pm (-0.07 m)	0.33
Sun 30 Aug	10:42 am (0.29 m)	3:50 am (0.01 m)	10:42 am (0.29 m)	4:10 pm (0.07 m)	0.28
Mon 31 Aug	11:15 am (0.31 m)	4:50 am (0.1 m)	11:15 am (0.31 m)	5:30 pm (0.17 m)	0.21
Tue 1 Sep	12:00 pm (0.09 m)	6:30 am (-0.01 m)	12:00 pm (0.09 m)	3:15 pm (0.02 m)	0.1
Wed 2 Sep	10:30 am (0.04 m)	7:30 am (0.02 m)	10:30 am (0.04 m)	3:10 pm (0.02 m)	0.02
Thu 3 Sep	2:30 pm (-0.02 m)	12:30 pm (-0.04 m)	2:30 pm (-0.02 m)	12:30 pm (-0.04 m)	0.02
Fri 4 Sep	12:30 am (0.44 m)	1:15 pm (-0.11 m)	12:30 am (0.44 m)	1:15 pm (-0.11 m)	0.55
Sat 5 Sep	2:30 am (0.39 m)	2:10 pm (-0.22 m)	2:30 am (0.39 m)	2:10 pm (-0.22 m)	0.61
Sun 6 Sep	4:30 am (0.37 m)	8:30 am (-0.04 m)	4:30 am (0.37 m)	8:30 am (-0.04 m)	0.41
Mon 7 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Tue 8 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Wed 9 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Thu 10 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Fri 11 Sep	—	—	—	—	—

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Golden Bay is protected by an outer sand bar that creates a deep channel running along the beach.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Golden Bay sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.33 m (moon 99% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Golden Bay, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.22 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Friday (~0.55 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Golden Bay peak around Saturday 5 Sep at about 0.61 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Wednesday 2 Sep at about 0.02 m.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Golden Bay typically time sessions around the tide for tailor, australian herring, mulloway (jewfish), king george whiting, and australian salmon.

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Golden Bay today?: Today's high tide at Golden Bay is at 9:54 am.
What time is low tide at Golden Bay today?: Today's low tides at Golden Bay are at 2:45 am and 4:15 pm.
Is Golden Bay on a spring or neap tide this week?: Today's tides at Golden Bay sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.33 m (moon 99% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Golden Bay?: Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–7:30 pm.

Today's high and low tides at Golden Bay

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