Tide times at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang)
Tide now — water falling, 24 m to next low (3:48 pm)
Today's high and low tides at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang)
| Today | Time | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| 3:12 am | -0.48 | |
| High | 9:38 am | 0.72 |
| 3:48 pm | -0.38 | |
| High | 9:45 pm | 0.53 |
Sun, moon and bite times at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang) today
- ↑ 5:57 am · ↓ 5:47 pm
- ↑ 7:14 am · ↓ 9:02 pm
- Waxing Crescent · 6%
- 18.0°C
- 1.0 m @ 5 s NE
- 1:30 pm–3:30 pm
Sea-level curve · today
Swell · next 7 days at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang)
| Day | Max swell | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 14 Sep Today | 1.0 m | 5 s | NE |
| Tue 15 Sep | 1.5 m | 6 s | S |
| Wed 16 Sep | 1.7 m | 7 s | S |
| Thu 17 Sep | 2.1 m | 8 s | S |
| Fri 18 Sep | 1.2 m | 7 s | SE |
| Sat 19 Sep | 1.0 m | 9 s | S |
| Sun 20 Sep | 0.5 m | 8 s | SE |
Next 14 days at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang)
| Day | 1st High | 1st Low | Range (m) | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 14 Sep Today | 9:38 am (0.72 m) | 3:12 am (-0.48 m) | 1.2 | |
| Tue 15 Sep | 10:12 am (0.69 m) | 3:45 am (-0.39 m) | 1.08 | |
| Wed 16 Sep | 10:52 am (0.64 m) | 4:17 am (-0.33 m) | 0.97 | |
| Thu 17 Sep | 11:36 am (0.63 m) | 4:57 am (-0.2 m) | 0.88 | |
| Fri 18 Sep | 12:00 am (0.16 m) | 5:39 am (-0.23 m) | 0.79 | |
| Sat 19 Sep | 1:30 am (0.12 m) | 6:30 am (-0.15 m) | 0.77 | |
| Sun 20 Sep | 2:54 am (0.18 m) | 7:54 am (-0.08 m) | 0.83 | |
| Mon 21 Sep | 3:50 am (0.22 m) | 9:04 am (-0.13 m) | 0.75 | |
| Tue 22 Sep | 4:45 am (0.28 m) | 10:08 am (-0.19 m) | 1.08 | |
| Wed 23 Sep | 5:25 am (0.36 m) | — | — | |
| Thu 24 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Fri 25 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Sat 26 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Sun 27 Sep | — | — | — |
About Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang)
Tide character & fortnight outlook
Today's tides at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.2 m (moon 6% illuminated).
Across the next 7 days at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang), 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 Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang) peak around Monday 14 Sep at about 1.2 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Monday 21 Sep at about 0.75 m.
Best tide state to fish Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang)
Being an estuary entrance, it fishes in most weather — the rock walls and the bridge give some shelter, and a westerly or a moderate nor'-easter barely slows it down. The run-out tide is the prime window whatever the wind, with dawn, dusk and the change of light the best of it. After heavy rain the lake dumps dirty fresh water out the entrance and the bream and whiting back off until it clears, though a dirty run-out can switch the mulloway on. Big ocean swell and a strong onshore won't blow the channel out the way it would a beach, but it makes the entrance bar and the rock walls dangerous and pushes the whiting fishing onto the protected inner flats.
What anglers target here
Anglers fishing Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang) typically time sessions around the tide for dusky flathead, yellowfin bream, sand whiting, luderick, and mulloway (jewfish).
Tide questions, answered
- What time is high tide at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang) today?
- Today's high tides at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang) are at 9:38 am and 9:45 pm.
- What time is low tide at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang) today?
- Today's low tides at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang) are at 3:12 am and 3:48 pm.
- Is Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang) on a spring or neap tide this week?
- Today's tides at Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.2 m (moon 6% illuminated).
- When is the best tide to fish Lake Illawarra Entrance (Windang)?
- Being an estuary entrance, it fishes in most weather — the rock walls and the bridge give some shelter, and a westerly or a moderate nor'-easter barely slows it down. The run-out tide is the prime window whatever the wind, with dawn, dusk and the change of light the best of it. After heavy rain the lake dumps dirty fresh water out the entrance and the bream and whiting back off until it clears, though a dirty run-out can switch the mulloway on. Big ocean swell and a strong onshore won't blow the channel out the way it would a beach, but it makes the entrance bar and the rock walls dangerous and pushes the whiting fishing onto the protected inner flats. Today's peak bite window runs 1:30 pm–3:30 pm.