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Tide times at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock)

Sunday 12 July 2026 · Australia/Perth

Tide now — water falling, 2 h 12 m to next low (1:00 am)

Today's high and low tides at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock)

Today Time Height (m)
High 3:00 pm 0.61
Low 1:00 am -0.31

Sun, moon and bite times at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock) today

Sun
↑ 7:23 am · ↓ 5:27 pm
Moon
↑ 5:11 am · ↓ 2:48 pm
Moon phase
Waning Crescent · 8%
Sea temp
17.8°C
Swell (max)
2.1 m @ 10 s SW
Best bite
6:30 am–8:00 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 Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock)

Day Max swell Period Direction
Sun 12 Jul Today 2.1 m 10 s SW
Mon 13 Jul 2.2 m 11 s SW
Tue 14 Jul 2.0 m 11 s SW
Wed 15 Jul 1.7 m 10 s SW
Thu 16 Jul 1.7 m 5 s NW
Fri 17 Jul 2.1 m 9 s W
Sat 18 Jul 3.7 m 12 s SW

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

Next 14 days at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock)

Day 1st High 1st Low Range (m) Open
Sun 12 Jul Today 3:00 pm (0.61 m) 1:00 am (-0.31 m) 0.92
Mon 13 Jul 3:54 pm (0.63 m) 1:00 am (-0.31 m) 0.94
Tue 14 Jul 5:00 pm (0.64 m) 1:45 am (-0.36 m) 1.0
Wed 15 Jul 5:54 pm (0.75 m) 2:40 am (-0.3 m) 1.05
Thu 16 Jul 6:30 pm (0.76 m) 3:30 am (-0.05 m) 0.81
Fri 17 Jul 7:00 pm (0.73 m) 4:00 am (0.02 m) 0.71
Sat 18 Jul 5:30 pm (0.43 m) 5:00 am (0.16 m) 0.27
Sun 19 Jul 10:30 am (0.17 m) 3:30 am (0.07 m) 0.21
Mon 20 Jul 10:30 am (0.19 m) 2:30 am (0.07 m) 0.15
Tue 21 Jul 10:30 am (0.26 m) 12:50 am (0.01 m) 0.29
Wed 22 Jul — — —
Thu 23 Jul — — —
Fri 24 Jul — — —
Sat 25 Jul — — —

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About Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock)

Yallingup is the surf-coast town between Cape Naturaliste and Gracetown, with a Main Beach that fishes, a Smiths Beach that holds mulloway after dark, and a string of ledges around Sugarloaf Rock and Wyadup that get the deep water close to shore.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.92 m (moon 8% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.81 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Wednesday (~1.05 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock) peak around Wednesday 15 Jul at about 1.05 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Monday 20 Jul at about 0.15 m.

Best tide state to fish Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock)

Fully exposed surf coast — south-westerly swell wraps around the cape and lands on every beach and ledge between Cape Naturaliste and Gracetown. Calm before the easterly fades. Onshore sea breezes blow up most afternoons and shut down the rocks. The salmon run lines up with cleaner-water easterly weather in autumn (March–June). Big winter swells regularly close out Main Beach and make the lower rock platforms unsafe. Water clarity is generally excellent except after storms.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock) typically time sessions around the tide for australian salmon, tailor, australian herring, skipjack trevally (skippy), and southern calamari (squid).

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock) today?
Today's high tide at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock) is at 3:00 pm.
What time is low tide at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock) today?
Today's low tide at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock) is at 1:00 am.
Is Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock) on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.92 m (moon 8% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Yallingup (Smiths Beach / Sugarloaf Rock)?
Fully exposed surf coast — south-westerly swell wraps around the cape and lands on every beach and ledge between Cape Naturaliste and Gracetown. Calm before the easterly fades. Onshore sea breezes blow up most afternoons and shut down the rocks. The salmon run lines up with cleaner-water easterly weather in autumn (March–June). Big winter swells regularly close out Main Beach and make the lower rock platforms unsafe. Water clarity is generally excellent except after storms. Today's peak bite window runs 6:30 am–8:00 am.

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