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Tide times at Bombo Beach

Monday 14 September 2026 · Australia/Sydney

Tide now — water falling, 5 h 53 m to next low (3:50 pm)

Today's high and low tides at Bombo Beach

Today Time Height (m)
Low 3:13 am -0.49
High 9:38 am 0.71
Low 3:50 pm -0.38
High 9:48 pm 0.52

Sun, moon and bite times at Bombo Beach today

Sun
↑ 5:58 am · ↓ 5:47 pm
Moon
↑ 7:14 am · ↓ 9:02 pm
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent · 6%
Sea temp
17.9°C
Swell (max)
0.9 m @ 5 s NE
Best bite
1:30 pm–3:30 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 Bombo Beach

Day Max swell Period Direction
Mon 14 Sep Today 0.9 m 5 s NE
Tue 15 Sep 1.4 m 6 s SE
Wed 16 Sep 1.5 m 8 s S
Thu 17 Sep 1.7 m 7 s S
Fri 18 Sep 1.1 m 7 s SE
Sat 19 Sep 0.6 m 7 s S
Sun 20 Sep 0.6 m 4 s SE

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

Next 14 days at Bombo Beach

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About Bombo Beach

Bombo Beach is a 1.2km surf beach running between central Kiama and Kiama Downs, with a rock point at each end and the basalt columns of Cathedral Rocks — the Boneyard — anchoring the northern headland.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Bombo Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.2 m (moon 6% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Bombo Beach, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.93 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Monday (~1.2 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Bombo Beach peak around Monday 14 Sep at about 1.2 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Saturday 19 Sep at about 0.76 m.

Best tide state to fish Bombo Beach

As an open east-facing surf beach, Bombo needs swell to build gutters but blows out when it gets too big — under about 1.5m of clean swell the beach fishes well, and over 2m the rock points become unsafe and the sand churns to soup. A light west to north-west offshore in the morning holds the surface down and is the classic window; the northerly sea breeze that builds through summer afternoons chops it up. A run-in tide into the top of the tide is the most reliable feed on the sand, and the rock points fish best on the push around dawn and dusk. After heavy rain the water colours up and the bite drops off until it clears.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Bombo Beach typically time sessions around the tide for sand whiting, dart, yellowfin bream, dusky flathead, and australian salmon.

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Bombo Beach today?
Today's high tides at Bombo Beach are at 9:38 am and 9:48 pm.
What time is low tide at Bombo Beach today?
Today's low tides at Bombo Beach are at 3:13 am and 3:50 pm.
Is Bombo Beach on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Bombo Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.2 m (moon 6% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Bombo Beach?
As an open east-facing surf beach, Bombo needs swell to build gutters but blows out when it gets too big — under about 1.5m of clean swell the beach fishes well, and over 2m the rock points become unsafe and the sand churns to soup. A light west to north-west offshore in the morning holds the surface down and is the classic window; the northerly sea breeze that builds through summer afternoons chops it up. A run-in tide into the top of the tide is the most reliable feed on the sand, and the rock points fish best on the push around dawn and dusk. After heavy rain the water colours up and the bite drops off until it clears. Today's peak bite window runs 1:30 pm–3:30 pm.

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