What time is high tide at Scarborough Beach today?

Today's high tide at Scarborough Beach is at 9:54 am.

What time is low tide at Scarborough Beach today?

Today's low tides at Scarborough Beach are at 2:30 am and 4:10 pm.

When is the best tide to fish Scarborough Beach?

Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–7:30 pm.

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Tide times at Scarborough Beach

Saturday 29 August 2026 · Australia/Perth

Tide now — water falling, 2 h 27 m to next low (2:30 am)

Today	Time	Height (m)
Low	2:30 am	-0.03
High	9:54 am	0.27
Low	4:10 pm	-0.04

Sun: ↑ 6:37 am · ↓ 5:58 pm
Moon: ↑ 7:09 pm · ↓ 7:00 am
Moon phase: Full · 99%
Sea temp: 17.6°C
Swell (max): 0.7 m @ 12 s SW
Best bite: 5:30 pm–7:30 pm

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Sea-level curve · today

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

Swell · next 7 days at Scarborough Beach

Day	Max swell	Period	Direction	Sea state
Sat 29 Aug Today	0.7 m	12 s	SW	Slight
Sun 30 Aug	1.0 m	12 s	SW	Slight
Mon 31 Aug	1.0 m	8 s	W	Moderate
Tue 1 Sep	1.2 m	11 s	W	Moderate
Wed 2 Sep	1.2 m	11 s	SW	Moderate
Thu 3 Sep	1.2 m	10 s	SW	Moderate
Fri 4 Sep	1.1 m	10 s	SW	Moderate

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

Next 14 days at Scarborough Beach

Day	1st High	1st Low	2nd High	2nd Low	Range (m)
Sat 29 Aug Today	9:54 am (0.27 m)	2:30 am (-0.03 m)	9:54 am (0.27 m)	4:10 pm (-0.04 m)	0.31
Sun 30 Aug	10:42 am (0.3 m)	3:45 am (0.02 m)	10:42 am (0.3 m)	4:10 pm (0.09 m)	0.28
Mon 31 Aug	11:15 am (0.31 m)	4:50 am (0.11 m)	10:30 pm (0.32 m)	4:10 pm (0.17 m)	0.21
Tue 1 Sep	12:00 pm (0.09 m)	6:30 am (-0.01 m)	12:00 pm (0.09 m)	3:30 pm (0.04 m)	0.1
Wed 2 Sep	12:30 pm (0.04 m)	8:00 am (0.01 m)	12:30 pm (0.04 m)	8:00 am (0.01 m)	0.03
Thu 3 Sep	—	12:30 pm (-0.03 m)	—	12:30 pm (-0.03 m)	0.0
Fri 4 Sep	12:50 am (0.46 m)	1:15 pm (-0.1 m)	12:50 am (0.46 m)	1:15 pm (-0.1 m)	0.56
Sat 5 Sep	1:30 am (0.42 m)	2:10 pm (-0.2 m)	1:30 am (0.42 m)	2:10 pm (-0.2 m)	0.62
Sun 6 Sep	4:00 am (0.37 m)	8:30 am (-0.04 m)	4:00 am (0.37 m)	8:30 am (-0.04 m)	0.41
Mon 7 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Tue 8 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Wed 9 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Thu 10 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Fri 11 Sep	—	—	—	—	—

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Scarborough is a long, exposed surf beach where the fishing depends entirely on reading the water.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Scarborough Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.31 m (moon 99% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Scarborough Beach, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.21 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Friday (~0.56 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Scarborough Beach peak around Saturday 5 Sep at about 0.62 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Thursday 3 Sep at about 0.0 m.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Scarborough Beach typically time sessions around the tide for australian herring, tailor, australian salmon, king george whiting, and western school whiting.

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Scarborough Beach today?: Today's high tide at Scarborough Beach is at 9:54 am.
What time is low tide at Scarborough Beach today?: Today's low tides at Scarborough Beach are at 2:30 am and 4:10 pm.
Is Scarborough Beach on a spring or neap tide this week?: Today's tides at Scarborough Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.31 m (moon 99% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Scarborough Beach?: Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–7:30 pm.

Today's high and low tides at Scarborough Beach

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