Tide times at Munglinup Beach

About Munglinup Beach

Munglinup Beach is open and reachable by car, but the last stretch is about 24km in from the highway, roughly 14km of it unsealed, so check the weather before committing a low-slung wagon to it.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Munglinup Beach sit in the neap band — peak-to-trough range about 0.54 m (moon 64% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Munglinup Beach, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.73 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Tuesday (~0.9 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Munglinup Beach peak around Tuesday 8 Sep at about 0.9 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Thursday 3 Sep at about 0.54 m.

Best tide state to fish Munglinup Beach

The outer reef is the whole story. It creates a lagoon that stays swimmable and fishable on days when the open beaches either side are unworkable, which is exactly why this is the reliable stop between Hopetoun and Esperance. A big southerly or south-westerly swell will still close it out, and the moment you step onto the headlands or fish outside the reef line the protection is gone. The Oldfield Estuary is the all-weather fallback and does not notice the swell at all. Salmon on this eastern part of the coast show earlier than they do around Albany, because the schools track east to west, so late summer through autumn is the window. Tides here are small and largely diurnal, so the swell forecast outranks the tide chart every time.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Munglinup Beach typically time sessions around the tide for australian salmon, australian herring, skipjack trevally (skippy), tailor, and flathead.