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Tide times at Red Point (Hill 60)

Sunday 13 September 2026 · Australia/Sydney

Tide now — water falling, 5 h 25 m to next low (3:00 pm)

Today's high and low tides at Red Point (Hill 60)

Today Time Height (m)
Low 2:38 am -0.6
High 9:00 am 0.7
Low 3:00 pm -0.46
High 9:10 pm 0.64

Sun, moon and bite times at Red Point (Hill 60) today

Sun
↑ 5:59 am · ↓ 5:46 pm
Moon
↑ 6:46 am · ↓ 7:59 pm
Moon phase
New · 2%
Sea temp
17.8°C
Swell (max)
0.9 m @ 10 s S
Best bite
5:30 pm–7:00 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 Red Point (Hill 60)

Day Max swell Period Direction
Sun 13 Sep Today 0.9 m 10 s S
Mon 14 Sep 0.8 m 4 s NE
Tue 15 Sep 1.2 m 6 s S
Wed 16 Sep 1.5 m 6 s S
Thu 17 Sep 1.8 m 7 s S
Fri 18 Sep 1.0 m 6 s SE
Sat 19 Sep 0.7 m 6 s SE

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

Next 14 days at Red Point (Hill 60)

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About Red Point (Hill 60)

Red Point is the rocky headland at Hill 60, just south of Port Kembla harbour, and it is one of the Illawarra's most productive land-based rock marks.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Red Point (Hill 60) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.3 m (moon 2% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Red Point (Hill 60), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 1.0 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Sunday (~1.3 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Red Point (Hill 60) peak around Sunday 13 Sep at about 1.3 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 Red Point (Hill 60)

This is a low-swell spot. It fishes best on a swell under about 1.5m with light to moderate west, north-west or north winds holding the platform clean, ideally on a rising tide into a high in the early morning. A fresh easterly or southerly swell stacks white water onto the ledges and makes the lower marks dangerous and unfishable; that is the day to walk away. Warm, blue water pushing in on the current switches on the pelagics, while a cold green push tends to favour the snapper and blackfish. If the wash is washing right over the platform, it is blown out — there is no safe version of fishing big swell here.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Red Point (Hill 60) typically time sessions around the tide for australian salmon, tailor, bonito, yellowtail kingfish, and pink snapper.

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Red Point (Hill 60) today?
Today's high tides at Red Point (Hill 60) are at 9:00 am and 9:10 pm.
What time is low tide at Red Point (Hill 60) today?
Today's low tides at Red Point (Hill 60) are at 2:38 am and 3:00 pm.
Is Red Point (Hill 60) on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Red Point (Hill 60) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.3 m (moon 2% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Red Point (Hill 60)?
This is a low-swell spot. It fishes best on a swell under about 1.5m with light to moderate west, north-west or north winds holding the platform clean, ideally on a rising tide into a high in the early morning. A fresh easterly or southerly swell stacks white water onto the ledges and makes the lower marks dangerous and unfishable; that is the day to walk away. Warm, blue water pushing in on the current switches on the pelagics, while a cold green push tends to favour the snapper and blackfish. If the wash is washing right over the platform, it is blown out — there is no safe version of fishing big swell here. Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–7:00 pm.

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