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Tide times at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River)

Sunday 13 September 2026 · Australia/Sydney

Tide now — water falling, 5 h 26 m to next low (3:00 pm)

Today's high and low tides at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River)

Today Time Height (m)
Low 2:38 am -0.61
High 8:58 am 0.7
Low 3:00 pm -0.47
High 9:06 pm 0.65

Sun, moon and bite times at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River) today

Sun
↑ 5:58 am · ↓ 5:45 pm
Moon
↑ 6:45 am · ↓ 7:57 pm
Moon phase
New · 2%
Sea temp
17.9°C
Swell (max)
1.4 m @ 10 s S
Best bite
5:30 pm–10:00 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 Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River)

Day Max swell Period Direction
Sun 13 Sep Today 1.4 m 10 s S
Mon 14 Sep 1.0 m 5 s E
Tue 15 Sep 1.1 m 7 s SE
Wed 16 Sep 2.0 m 8 s S
Thu 17 Sep 2.4 m 8 s S
Fri 18 Sep 1.9 m 7 s S
Sat 19 Sep 1.0 m 8 s S

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

Next 14 days at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River)

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About Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River)

Captain Cook Bridge spans the mouth of the Georges River between Sans Souci and Taren Point, and the structure does the heavy lifting — a line of oyster-encrusted concrete pylons standing in deep tidal water where the river narrows and the current rips.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.31 m (moon 2% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 1.0 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Sunday (~1.31 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River) peak around Sunday 13 Sep at about 1.31 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Saturday 19 Sep at about 0.75 m.

Best tide state to fish Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River)

As a sheltered estuary mouth, the bridge fishes in most weather and is a reliable fallback when the open coast is blown out by swell or southerlies. Wind off the water chops up the surface and makes light-line bait work awkward, so a calmer morning or evening is more comfortable and more productive. Tide matters more than anything here — the run-out flushes bait through the pylons and triggers the bite, while the slack around the turn goes quiet. Heavy rain in the catchment drops the salinity and dirties the water for a few days, which can shut the bream down but often fires the flathead and mulloway as bait gets washed down. Light winds, a building or early-run-out tide, and low light are the combination to chase.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River) typically time sessions around the tide for yellowfin bream, dusky flathead, skipjack trevally (skippy), luderick, and mulloway (jewfish).

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River) today?
Today's high tides at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River) are at 8:58 am and 9:06 pm.
What time is low tide at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River) today?
Today's low tides at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River) are at 2:38 am and 3:00 pm.
Is Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River) on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.31 m (moon 2% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Captain Cook Bridge (Georges River)?
As a sheltered estuary mouth, the bridge fishes in most weather and is a reliable fallback when the open coast is blown out by swell or southerlies. Wind off the water chops up the surface and makes light-line bait work awkward, so a calmer morning or evening is more comfortable and more productive. Tide matters more than anything here — the run-out flushes bait through the pylons and triggers the bite, while the slack around the turn goes quiet. Heavy rain in the catchment drops the salinity and dirties the water for a few days, which can shut the bream down but often fires the flathead and mulloway as bait gets washed down. Light winds, a building or early-run-out tide, and low light are the combination to chase. Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–10:00 pm.

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