Tide times at Bennetts Beach
Tide now — water falling, 4 h 2 m to next low (3:43 pm)
Today's high and low tides at Bennetts Beach
| Today | Time | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| 3:09 am | -0.54 | |
| High | 9:34 am | 0.75 |
| 3:43 pm | -0.41 | |
| High | 9:43 pm | 0.57 |
Sun, moon and bite times at Bennetts Beach today
- ↑ 5:52 am · ↓ 5:42 pm
- ↑ 7:11 am · ↓ 8:53 pm
- Waxing Crescent · 6%
- 19.3°C
- 1.2 m @ 10 s S
- 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Sea-level curve · today
Swell · next 7 days at Bennetts Beach
| Day | Max swell | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 14 Sep Today | 1.2 m | 10 s | S |
| Tue 15 Sep | 0.8 m | 5 s | NE |
| Wed 16 Sep | 2.0 m | 9 s | S |
| Thu 17 Sep | 2.7 m | 8 s | S |
| Fri 18 Sep | 2.0 m | 8 s | S |
| Sat 19 Sep | 1.6 m | 9 s | S |
| Sun 20 Sep | 0.8 m | 9 s | S |
Next 14 days at Bennetts Beach
| Day | 1st High | 1st Low | Range (m) | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 14 Sep Today | 9:34 am (0.75 m) | 3:09 am (-0.54 m) | 1.29 | |
| Tue 15 Sep | 10:09 am (0.75 m) | 3:39 am (-0.42 m) | 1.17 | |
| Wed 16 Sep | 10:48 am (0.72 m) | 4:08 am (-0.32 m) | 1.04 | |
| Thu 17 Sep | 11:35 am (0.74 m) | 4:48 am (-0.17 m) | 0.91 | |
| Fri 18 Sep | 12:30 pm (0.57 m) | 5:30 am (-0.18 m) | 0.81 | |
| Sat 19 Sep | 1:15 am (0.11 m) | 6:30 am (-0.19 m) | 0.73 | |
| Sun 20 Sep | 2:45 am (0.17 m) | 7:50 am (-0.09 m) | 0.82 | |
| Mon 21 Sep | 3:47 am (0.25 m) | 9:04 am (-0.12 m) | 0.96 | |
| Tue 22 Sep | 4:39 am (0.29 m) | 10:06 am (-0.2 m) | 1.11 | |
| Wed 23 Sep | 5:24 am (0.37 m) | — | — | |
| Thu 24 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Fri 25 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Sat 26 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Sun 27 Sep | — | — | — |
About Bennetts Beach
Tide character & fortnight outlook
Today's tides at Bennetts Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.29 m (moon 6% illuminated).
Across the next 7 days at Bennetts Beach, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.97 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Monday (~1.29 m).
Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Bennetts Beach peak around Monday 14 Sep at about 1.29 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Saturday 19 Sep at about 0.73 m.
Best tide state to fish Bennetts Beach
The beach faces roughly east-southeast, so it takes the prevailing southerly swell across most of its length and the gutters reshape constantly with it. A moderate swell of around 1–1.5m carves good gutters and fishes well; once it pushes past 2–2.5m the beach gets dumpy, the gutters fill in with foam and it becomes hard to hold bottom and dangerous to wade. A westerly or light offshore wind cleans the water and is ideal; a strong onshore southeasterly blows it out and packs weed into the gutters. The southern end near Yacaaba gets some shelter from the headland on a big southerly, which is worth knowing when the open beach is unfishable. Tide changes around dawn and dusk are the prime windows, and the beach generally fishes better on a rising tide pushing into the gutters. The Marine Park User Guide lists this as a commercial haul-netting beach, so a net crew on the sand some mornings is part of the scenery.
What anglers target here
Anglers fishing Bennetts Beach typically time sessions around the tide for mulloway (jewfish), tailor, australian salmon, yellowfin bream, and sand whiting.
Tide questions, answered
- What time is high tide at Bennetts Beach today?
- Today's high tides at Bennetts Beach are at 9:34 am and 9:43 pm.
- What time is low tide at Bennetts Beach today?
- Today's low tides at Bennetts Beach are at 3:09 am and 3:43 pm.
- Is Bennetts Beach on a spring or neap tide this week?
- Today's tides at Bennetts Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.29 m (moon 6% illuminated).
- When is the best tide to fish Bennetts Beach?
- The beach faces roughly east-southeast, so it takes the prevailing southerly swell across most of its length and the gutters reshape constantly with it. A moderate swell of around 1–1.5m carves good gutters and fishes well; once it pushes past 2–2.5m the beach gets dumpy, the gutters fill in with foam and it becomes hard to hold bottom and dangerous to wade. A westerly or light offshore wind cleans the water and is ideal; a strong onshore southeasterly blows it out and packs weed into the gutters. The southern end near Yacaaba gets some shelter from the headland on a big southerly, which is worth knowing when the open beach is unfishable. Tide changes around dawn and dusk are the prime windows, and the beach generally fishes better on a rising tide pushing into the gutters. The Marine Park User Guide lists this as a commercial haul-netting beach, so a net crew on the sand some mornings is part of the scenery. Today's peak bite window runs 5:00 pm–7:00 pm.