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Tide times at Hillarys Boat Harbour

Friday 28 August 2026 · Australia/Perth

Tide now — water rising, 1 h 23 m to next high (10:30 pm)

Today's high and low tides at Hillarys Boat Harbour

Today Time Height (m)
Low 1:30 am -0.02
High 9:10 am 0.27
Low 4:15 pm -0.12
High 10:30 pm 0.05

Sun, moon and bite times at Hillarys Boat Harbour today

Sun
↑ 6:39 am · ↓ 5:58 pm
Moon
↑ 6:10 pm · ↓ 6:32 am
Moon phase
Full · 100%
Sea temp
18.1°C
Swell (max)
1.8 m @ 11 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 Hillarys Boat Harbour

Day Max swell Period Direction
Fri 28 Aug Today 1.8 m 11 s SW
Sat 29 Aug 1.1 m 13 s SW
Sun 30 Aug 1.5 m 12 s SW
Mon 31 Aug 1.5 m 12 s SW
Tue 1 Sep 1.8 m 11 s SW
Wed 2 Sep 1.6 m 10 s SW
Thu 3 Sep 1.8 m 10 s SW

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

Next 14 days at Hillarys Boat Harbour

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About Hillarys Boat Harbour

Hillarys is the biggest marina in Perth's northern suburbs, and the breakwater walls create a huge amount of fishable structure.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Hillarys Boat Harbour sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.39 m (moon 100% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Hillarys Boat Harbour, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.19 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Friday (~0.39 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Hillarys Boat Harbour peak around Saturday 5 Sep at about 0.63 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Thursday 3 Sep at about 0.0 m.

Best tide state to fish Hillarys Boat Harbour

The breakwater faces W to NW so it shelters the harbour from the prevailing afternoon SW seabreeze. Inside the harbour the water stays fishable in almost any wind. The entrance bowl gets choppy with strong NW or N winds and on big swell when sets push past the outer wall. Tide changes pull water through the channel and that's when the squid, tailor and kingfish sessions fire. Water clarity is generally good outside the days following a winter storm.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Hillarys Boat Harbour typically time sessions around the tide for australian herring, skipjack trevally (skippy), southern calamari (squid), tailor, and garfish.

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Hillarys Boat Harbour today?
Today's high tides at Hillarys Boat Harbour are at 9:10 am and 10:30 pm.
What time is low tide at Hillarys Boat Harbour today?
Today's low tides at Hillarys Boat Harbour are at 1:30 am and 4:15 pm.
Is Hillarys Boat Harbour on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Hillarys Boat Harbour sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.39 m (moon 100% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Hillarys Boat Harbour?
The breakwater faces W to NW so it shelters the harbour from the prevailing afternoon SW seabreeze. Inside the harbour the water stays fishable in almost any wind. The entrance bowl gets choppy with strong NW or N winds and on big swell when sets push past the outer wall. Tide changes pull water through the channel and that's when the squid, tailor and kingfish sessions fire. Water clarity is generally good outside the days following a winter storm. Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–7:30 pm.

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