Tide times at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse)
Tide now — water falling, 1 h 44 m to next low (3:00 pm)
Today's high and low tides at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse)
| Today | Time | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| 2:38 am | -0.61 | |
| High | 8:58 am | 0.7 |
| 3:00 pm | -0.47 | |
| High | 9:06 pm | 0.65 |
Sun, moon and bite times at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse) today
- ↑ 5:57 am · ↓ 5:45 pm
- ↑ 6:45 am · ↓ 7:57 pm
- New · 2%
- 17.9°C
- 1.2 m @ 10 s S
- 5:30 pm–7:00 pm
Sea-level curve · today
Swell · next 7 days at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse)
| Day | Max swell | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 13 Sep Today | 1.2 m | 10 s | S |
| Mon 14 Sep | 0.9 m | 5 s | NE |
| Tue 15 Sep | 0.8 m | 5 s | NE |
| Wed 16 Sep | 1.7 m | 8 s | S |
| Thu 17 Sep | 2.1 m | 8 s | S |
| Fri 18 Sep | 1.6 m | 7 s | S |
| Sat 19 Sep | 0.9 m | 9 s | S |
Next 14 days at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse)
| Day | 1st High | 1st Low | Range (m) | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 13 Sep Today | 8:58 am (0.7 m) | 2:38 am (-0.61 m) | 1.31 | |
| Mon 14 Sep | 9:34 am (0.73 m) | 3:10 am (-0.5 m) | 1.23 | |
| Tue 15 Sep | 10:12 am (0.7 m) | 3:44 am (-0.39 m) | 1.09 | |
| Wed 16 Sep | 10:53 am (0.65 m) | 4:12 am (-0.35 m) | 1.0 | |
| Thu 17 Sep | 11:30 am (0.65 m) | 4:50 am (-0.19 m) | 0.87 | |
| Fri 18 Sep | 12:00 am (0.19 m) | 5:40 am (-0.21 m) | 0.76 | |
| Sat 19 Sep | 1:20 am (0.12 m) | 6:40 am (-0.15 m) | 0.75 | |
| Sun 20 Sep | 2:45 am (0.17 m) | 7:54 am (-0.09 m) | 0.83 | |
| Mon 21 Sep | 3:53 am (0.24 m) | 9:13 am (-0.14 m) | 0.96 | |
| Tue 22 Sep | 4:47 am (0.24 m) | — | — | |
| Wed 23 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Thu 24 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Fri 25 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Sat 26 Sep | — | — | — |
About Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse)
Tide character & fortnight outlook
Today's tides at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.31 m (moon 2% illuminated).
Across the next 7 days at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse), 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 Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse) 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 Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse)
Sitting inside Botany Bay and behind the La Perouse headland, these beaches are shielded from the open ocean swell that shuts the exposed coast down, so they stay fishable when Maroubra and Malabar are unworkable. The bay still feels a strong southerly or a hard onshore that pushes chop and weed onto the sand and dirties the water, and the whiting sight-fishing falls away when clarity drops after rain. Light winds and a clean run-in tide are the prime combination. The rocky corners toward Browns Rock catch more swell and current than the beach proper — fine in calm conditions, but the first to wash over when a sea is running.
What anglers target here
Anglers fishing Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse) typically time sessions around the tide for yellowfin bream, sand whiting, skipjack trevally (skippy), dusky flathead, and tailor.
Tide questions, answered
- What time is high tide at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse) today?
- Today's high tides at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse) are at 8:58 am and 9:06 pm.
- What time is low tide at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse) today?
- Today's low tides at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse) are at 2:38 am and 3:00 pm.
- Is Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse) on a spring or neap tide this week?
- Today's tides at Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.31 m (moon 2% illuminated).
- When is the best tide to fish Frenchmans Bay / Congwong (La Perouse)?
- Sitting inside Botany Bay and behind the La Perouse headland, these beaches are shielded from the open ocean swell that shuts the exposed coast down, so they stay fishable when Maroubra and Malabar are unworkable. The bay still feels a strong southerly or a hard onshore that pushes chop and weed onto the sand and dirties the water, and the whiting sight-fishing falls away when clarity drops after rain. Light winds and a clean run-in tide are the prime combination. The rocky corners toward Browns Rock catch more swell and current than the beach proper — fine in calm conditions, but the first to wash over when a sea is running. Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–7:00 pm.