Tide times at Greenough River Mouth (Cape Burney)

About Greenough River Mouth (Cape Burney)

The Greenough River meets the ocean at Cape Burney, twelve kilometres south of Geraldton, and the river mouth is one of the better land-based mulloway and tailor spots on the mid-west coast.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Greenough River Mouth (Cape Burney) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.88 m (moon 3% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Greenough River Mouth (Cape Burney), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.61 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Monday (~0.88 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Greenough River Mouth (Cape Burney) peak around Monday 13 Jul at about 0.88 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Sunday 19 Jul at about 0.12 m.

Best tide state to fish Greenough River Mouth (Cape Burney)

Cape Burney faces west into the prevailing Indian Ocean swell and the afternoon south-west sea breeze runs hard most summer days. Wind off the land, water like glass — until it isn't. Surf shape changes with each storm cycle as the bar moves; visit on a fresh tide and read the gutters before committing to a spot. The lower river clears to a brackish blue between flushes and tannins up after rain. Water clarity at the mouth drops fast in any blow. Cyclone-driven swell from the north-west is occasional in late summer.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Greenough River Mouth (Cape Burney) typically time sessions around the tide for mulloway (jewfish), tailor, black bream, australian herring, and skipjack trevally (skippy).