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Tide times at Hillarys Boat Harbour

Sunday 12 July 2026 · Australia/Perth

Tide now — water falling, 41 m to next low (12:30 am)

Today's high and low tides at Hillarys Boat Harbour

Today Time Height (m)
High 2:30 pm 0.6
Low 12:30 am -0.22

Sun, moon and bite times at Hillarys Boat Harbour today

Sun
↑ 7:16 am · ↓ 5:29 pm
Moon
↑ 5:02 am · ↓ 2:51 pm
Moon phase
Waning Crescent · 8%
Sea temp
18.4°C
Swell (max)
1.8 m @ 12 s SW
Best bite
5:00 am–11:00 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 Hillarys Boat Harbour

Day Max swell Period Direction
Sun 12 Jul Today 1.8 m 12 s SW
Mon 13 Jul 1.8 m 12 s SW
Tue 14 Jul 1.7 m 11 s SW
Wed 15 Jul 1.4 m 11 s SW
Thu 16 Jul 1.2 m 11 s SW
Fri 17 Jul 1.6 m 9 s W
Sat 18 Jul 3.5 m 12 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

Day 1st High 1st Low Range (m) Open
Sun 12 Jul Today 2:30 pm (0.6 m) 12:30 am (-0.22 m) 0.82
Mon 13 Jul 3:30 pm (0.62 m) 12:30 am (-0.21 m) 0.83
Tue 14 Jul 4:42 pm (0.61 m) 1:45 am (-0.26 m) 0.87
Wed 15 Jul 5:42 pm (0.7 m) 2:30 am (-0.21 m) 0.91
Thu 16 Jul 6:30 pm (0.75 m) 3:10 am (-0.03 m) 0.78
Fri 17 Jul 7:00 pm (0.73 m) 3:42 am (0.13 m) 0.6
Sat 18 Jul 8:15 am (0.37 m) 4:30 am (0.29 m) 0.25
Sun 19 Jul 9:30 am (0.24 m) 4:00 am (0.14 m) 0.18
Mon 20 Jul 9:30 am (0.25 m) 2:30 am (0.11 m) 0.14
Tue 21 Jul 9:50 am (0.28 m) 1:00 am (0.05 m) 0.31
Wed 22 Jul — — —
Thu 23 Jul — — —
Fri 24 Jul — — —
Sat 25 Jul — — —

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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 0.82 m (moon 8% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Hillarys Boat Harbour, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.72 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Wednesday (~0.91 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Hillarys Boat Harbour peak around Wednesday 15 Jul at about 0.91 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Monday 20 Jul at about 0.14 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 black bream.

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Hillarys Boat Harbour today?
Today's high tide at Hillarys Boat Harbour is at 2:30 pm.
What time is low tide at Hillarys Boat Harbour today?
Today's low tide at Hillarys Boat Harbour is at 12:30 am.
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 0.82 m (moon 8% 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 5:00 am–11:00 am.

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