Tide times at Mackerel Islands (Thevenard Island / Direction Island)

Thursday 28 May 2026 · Australia/Perth

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Today	Time	Height (m)
Low	9:00 am	0.41
High	4:00 pm	1.27
Low	11:00 pm	0.05
High	5:00 am	0.92

Sea-level curve · today

Scaled to today's range (datum is global mean sea level).

Next 7 days at Mackerel Islands (Thevenard Island / Direction Island)

Day	1st High	1st Low	2nd High	2nd Low	Range (m)
Thu 28 May Today	4:00 pm (1.27 m)	9:00 am (0.41 m)	5:00 am (0.92 m)	11:00 pm (0.05 m)	1.22
Fri 29 May	—	—	—	—	—
Sat 30 May	5:00 pm (1.36 m)	11:00 am (0.35 m)	6:00 am (1.04 m)	12:00 am (-0.16 m)	1.52
Sun 31 May	6:00 pm (1.39 m)	12:00 pm (0.31 m)	6:00 pm (1.39 m)	1:00 am (-0.26 m)	1.65
Mon 1 Jun	6:00 pm (1.34 m)	12:00 pm (0.23 m)	6:00 pm (1.34 m)	1:00 am (-0.35 m)	1.69
Tue 2 Jun	—	—	—	—	—
Wed 3 Jun	—	—	—	—	—

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The Mackerel Islands are a group of ten low coral and limestone islands sitting 10 to 22 kilometres off Onslow on the western edge of the Pilbara, and they are unusual in WA because the fishery is wrapped around a working private resort.

Tide character this week

Today's tides at Mackerel Islands (Thevenard Island / Direction Island) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.22 m (moon 88% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Mackerel Islands (Thevenard Island / Direction Island), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 1.52 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Monday (~1.69 m).

Best tide state to fish Mackerel Islands (Thevenard Island / Direction Island)

Tides run 3 to 4 metres on the springs. The south to south-east trade wind blows hard most dry-season afternoons and the morning window before 10am is the working launch time. Cyclone season runs November to April with serious storm risk and the resort closes through the worst of it. Water visibility on the reef is excellent in the dry and drops in the build-up. The crossing from Beadon Creek is short by Pilbara standards but still kicks up fast in any westerly.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Mackerel Islands (Thevenard Island / Direction Island) typically time sessions around the tide for spanish mackerel, spangled emperor, red emperor, rankin cod, and coral trout.