Tide times at Riverside Gardens (Bayswater, Swan River)

About Riverside Gardens (Bayswater, Swan River)

Riverside Gardens runs along the north bank of the Swan at Bayswater, and the City splits it into two halves that fish and feel completely differently.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Riverside Gardens (Bayswater, Swan River) sit in the neap band — peak-to-trough range about 0.71 m (moon 53% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Riverside Gardens (Bayswater, Swan River), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.58 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Sunday (~0.77 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Riverside Gardens (Bayswater, Swan River) peak around Sunday 6 Sep at about 0.77 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Saturday 12 Sep at about 0.25 m.

Best tide state to fish Riverside Gardens (Bayswater, Swan River)

Middle Swan water — tidal, brackish, and with no ocean swell to think about at all. The reserve faces roughly south across the river from the north bank, so the afternoon sea breeze arrives straight on and mornings run calmer and cleaner. The riverbank trees make it more bearable than an exposed wall on a hot day, which affects how long anglers last rather than how the fish behave. Bream hold tight to structure through the year, while whiting and flathead spread over the sand flats once the water warms in summer. Clarity drops for a few days after heavy winter rain colours the upper river.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Riverside Gardens (Bayswater, Swan River) typically time sessions around the tide for black bream, flathead, yellowfin whiting (sand whiting), tailor, and mulloway (jewfish).