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Tide times at Preston Beach (Yalgorup)

Sunday 12 July 2026 · Australia/Perth

Tide now — water falling, 1 h 58 m to next low (12:50 am)

Today's high and low tides at Preston Beach (Yalgorup)

Today Time Height (m)
High 2:50 pm 0.61
Low 12:50 am -0.25

Sun, moon and bite times at Preston Beach (Yalgorup) today

Sun
↑ 7:19 am · ↓ 5:27 pm
Moon
↑ 5:06 am · ↓ 2:48 pm
Moon phase
Waning Crescent · 8%
Sea temp
17.5°C
Swell (max)
1.8 m @ 11 s SW
Best bite
9:30 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 Preston Beach (Yalgorup)

Day Max swell Period Direction
Sun 12 Jul Today 1.8 m 11 s SW
Mon 13 Jul 1.8 m 12 s SW
Tue 14 Jul 1.6 m 11 s SW
Wed 15 Jul 1.4 m 11 s SW
Thu 16 Jul 1.6 m 5 s NW
Fri 17 Jul 1.7 m 9 s W
Sat 18 Jul 3.7 m 11 s SW

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

Next 14 days at Preston Beach (Yalgorup)

Day 1st High 1st Low Range (m) Open
Sun 12 Jul Today 2:50 pm (0.61 m) 12:50 am (-0.25 m) 0.86
Mon 13 Jul 3:47 pm (0.62 m) 1:50 am (-0.31 m) 0.93
Tue 14 Jul 4:47 pm (0.62 m) 2:40 am (-0.26 m) 0.88
Wed 15 Jul 5:47 pm (0.72 m) — 0.0
Thu 16 Jul 6:30 pm (0.8 m) 3:30 am (-0.04 m) 0.84
Fri 17 Jul 7:04 pm (0.77 m) 3:45 am (0.1 m) 0.67
Sat 18 Jul 8:30 am (0.36 m) 3:00 am (0.1 m) 0.38
Sun 19 Jul 9:00 am (0.28 m) 7:30 pm (0.35 m) 0.09
Mon 20 Jul 9:15 am (0.27 m) 2:45 am (0.12 m) 0.15
Tue 21 Jul 9:50 am (0.25 m) 1:30 pm (0.19 m) 0.13
Wed 22 Jul 11:00 am (0.25 m) 12:50 am (-0.09 m) 0.34
Thu 23 Jul — — —
Fri 24 Jul — — —
Sat 25 Jul — — —

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About Preston Beach (Yalgorup)

Preston Beach is the southern end of Perth's day-trip fishing orbit — 45 minutes past Mandurah, hemmed in between the Indian Ocean and the Yalgorup lakes.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Preston Beach (Yalgorup) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.86 m (moon 8% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Preston Beach (Yalgorup), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.65 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Monday (~0.93 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Preston Beach (Yalgorup) peak around Monday 13 Jul at about 0.93 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Wednesday 15 Jul at about 0.0 m.

Best tide state to fish Preston Beach (Yalgorup)

West-facing exposed ocean beach with reasonably modest swell most of the year — the offshore reef and shelf moderate the worst of incoming SW seas. Fishes well in swell up to about 2.5m. Calm before the easterly fades; afternoon onshore breezes blow up most days. Winter salmon runs (May–Aug) coincide with cleaner-water easterly mornings. Gutters reshape after each significant swell event. Yalgorup lakes inland buffer some weather shifts.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Preston Beach (Yalgorup) typically time sessions around the tide for tailor, mulloway (jewfish), australian salmon, australian herring, and western school whiting.

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Preston Beach (Yalgorup) today?
Today's high tide at Preston Beach (Yalgorup) is at 2:50 pm.
What time is low tide at Preston Beach (Yalgorup) today?
Today's low tide at Preston Beach (Yalgorup) is at 12:50 am.
Is Preston Beach (Yalgorup) on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Preston Beach (Yalgorup) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.86 m (moon 8% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Preston Beach (Yalgorup)?
West-facing exposed ocean beach with reasonably modest swell most of the year — the offshore reef and shelf moderate the worst of incoming SW seas. Fishes well in swell up to about 2.5m. Calm before the easterly fades; afternoon onshore breezes blow up most days. Winter salmon runs (May–Aug) coincide with cleaner-water easterly mornings. Gutters reshape after each significant swell event. Yalgorup lakes inland buffer some weather shifts. Today's peak bite window runs 9:30 am–11:00 am.

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