What time is high tide at Dee Why Beach today?

Today's high tides at Dee Why Beach are at 9:34 am and 9:46 pm.

What time is low tide at Dee Why Beach today?

Today's low tides at Dee Why Beach are at 3:08 am and 3:44 pm.

When is the best tide to fish Dee Why Beach?

Today's peak bite window runs 5:00 am–7:00 am.

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Tide times at Dee Why Beach

Monday 14 September 2026 · Australia/Sydney

Tide now — water falling, 5 h 47 m to next low (3:44 pm)

Today	Time	Height (m)
Low	3:08 am	-0.51
High	9:34 am	0.72
Low	3:44 pm	-0.39
High	9:46 pm	0.55

Sun: ↑ 5:56 am · ↓ 5:45 pm
Moon: ↑ 7:13 am · ↓ 8:58 pm
Moon phase: Waxing Crescent · 6%
Sea temp: 18.2°C
Swell (max): 0.8 m @ 5 s NE
Best bite: 5:00 am–7:00 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 Dee Why Beach

Day	Max swell	Period	Direction	Sea state
Mon 14 Sep Today	0.8 m	5 s	NE	Slight
Tue 15 Sep	0.9 m	6 s	S	Slight
Wed 16 Sep	1.5 m	8 s	S	Moderate
Thu 17 Sep	1.6 m	7 s	S	Moderate
Fri 18 Sep	1.0 m	7 s	SE	Slight
Sat 19 Sep	0.8 m	9 s	S	Slight
Sun 20 Sep	0.4 m	9 s	S	Calm

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

Next 14 days at Dee Why Beach

Day	1st High	1st Low	2nd High	2nd Low	Range (m)
Mon 14 Sep Today	9:34 am (0.72 m)	3:08 am (-0.51 m)	9:46 pm (0.55 m)	3:44 pm (-0.39 m)	1.23
Tue 15 Sep	10:12 am (0.71 m)	3:40 am (-0.4 m)	10:24 pm (0.38 m)	4:36 pm (-0.33 m)	1.11
Wed 16 Sep	10:50 am (0.66 m)	4:12 am (-0.34 m)	11:08 pm (0.33 m)	5:19 pm (-0.27 m)	1.0
Thu 17 Sep	11:35 am (0.67 m)	4:45 am (-0.2 m)	11:56 pm (0.2 m)	6:23 pm (-0.21 m)	0.88
Fri 18 Sep	12:23 pm (0.52 m)	5:39 am (-0.22 m)	12:23 pm (0.52 m)	7:39 pm (-0.27 m)	0.79
Sat 19 Sep	1:18 am (0.1 m)	6:30 am (-0.17 m)	1:39 pm (0.51 m)	8:50 pm (-0.23 m)	0.74
Sun 20 Sep	2:45 am (0.17 m)	7:54 am (-0.09 m)	2:53 pm (0.58 m)	9:56 pm (-0.25 m)	0.83
Mon 21 Sep	3:53 am (0.23 m)	9:04 am (-0.13 m)	3:48 pm (0.62 m)	10:48 pm (-0.33 m)	0.95
Tue 22 Sep	4:39 am (0.28 m)	10:10 am (-0.2 m)	4:30 pm (0.66 m)	11:25 pm (-0.44 m)	1.1
Wed 23 Sep	5:30 am (0.35 m)	—	5:30 am (0.35 m)	—	—
Thu 24 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Fri 25 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Sat 26 Sep	—	—	—	—	—
Sun 27 Sep	—	—	—	—	—

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Dee Why is a kilometre of open Sydney surf beach running from the rockpool and surf club in the south to the Dee Why Lagoon entrance in the north, where Long Reef Beach takes over, and the two ends fish nothing alike.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Dee Why Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.23 m (moon 6% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Dee Why Beach, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.94 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Monday (~1.23 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Dee Why Beach peak around Monday 14 Sep at about 1.23 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Saturday 19 Sep at about 0.74 m.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Dee Why Beach typically time sessions around the tide for sand whiting, yellowfin bream, tailor, australian salmon, and mulloway (jewfish).

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Dee Why Beach today?: Today's high tides at Dee Why Beach are at 9:34 am and 9:46 pm.
What time is low tide at Dee Why Beach today?: Today's low tides at Dee Why Beach are at 3:08 am and 3:44 pm.
Is Dee Why Beach on a spring or neap tide this week?: Today's tides at Dee Why Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.23 m (moon 6% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Dee Why Beach?: Today's peak bite window runs 5:00 am–7:00 am.

Today's high and low tides at Dee Why Beach

Sun, moon and bite times at Dee Why Beach today