Tide times at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake)
Tide now — water falling, 3 h 56 m to next low (2:56 pm)
Today's high and low tides at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake)
| Today | Time | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| 2:34 am | -0.61 | |
| High | 8:56 am | 0.71 |
| 2:56 pm | -0.48 | |
| High | 9:04 pm | 0.67 |
Sun, moon and bite times at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake) today
- ↑ 5:56 am · ↓ 5:44 pm
- ↑ 6:44 am · ↓ 7:55 pm
- New · 2%
- 18.5°C
- 1.5 m @ 10 s S
- 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Sea-level curve · today
Swell · next 7 days at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake)
| Day | Max swell | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 13 Sep Today | 1.5 m | 10 s | S |
| Mon 14 Sep | 1.1 m | 9 s | SE |
| Tue 15 Sep | 1.0 m | 4 s | NE |
| Wed 16 Sep | 1.9 m | 9 s | S |
| Thu 17 Sep | 2.4 m | 8 s | S |
| Fri 18 Sep | 2.1 m | 7 s | S |
| Sat 19 Sep | 1.2 m | 8 s | S |
Next 14 days at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake)
| Day | 1st High | 1st Low | Range (m) | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 13 Sep Today | 8:56 am (0.71 m) | 2:34 am (-0.61 m) | 1.32 | |
| Mon 14 Sep | 9:34 am (0.75 m) | 3:06 am (-0.52 m) | 1.27 | |
| Tue 15 Sep | 10:07 am (0.72 m) | 3:39 am (-0.41 m) | 1.13 | |
| Wed 16 Sep | 10:50 am (0.69 m) | 4:10 am (-0.34 m) | 1.03 | |
| Thu 17 Sep | 11:30 am (0.7 m) | 4:45 am (-0.17 m) | 0.87 | |
| Fri 18 Sep | 12:30 pm (0.53 m) | 5:39 am (-0.19 m) | 0.78 | |
| Sat 19 Sep | 1:18 am (0.11 m) | 6:30 am (-0.17 m) | 0.74 | |
| Sun 20 Sep | 2:45 am (0.17 m) | 7:50 am (-0.1 m) | 0.83 | |
| Mon 21 Sep | 3:50 am (0.24 m) | 9:08 am (-0.13 m) | 0.98 | |
| Tue 22 Sep | 4:39 am (0.24 m) | — | — | |
| Wed 23 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Thu 24 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Fri 25 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Sat 26 Sep | — | — | — |
About The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake)
Tide character & fortnight outlook
Today's tides at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.32 m (moon 2% illuminated).
Across the next 7 days at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 1.02 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Sunday (~1.32 m).
Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake) peak around Sunday 13 Sep at about 1.32 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Saturday 19 Sep at about 0.74 m.
Best tide state to fish The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake)
Being a sheltered estuary channel, this stretch fishes in conditions that shut the open coast down — a stiff onshore or a big swell that closes the beaches still leaves the bridge and inner channel workable. The ocean end and the training walls are the exception: a heavy swell pushes whitewater and surge across the mouth and makes the rock edges sketchy and the bar unfishable. Heavy rain dirties the run-out and slows the bite for a day or two, though the first clean run-in afterwards can be excellent. Tide is the master switch here — slack water and the slow part of the tide are quiet, and the fish switch on as the current builds.
What anglers target here
Anglers fishing The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake) typically time sessions around the tide for dusky flathead, yellowfin bream, sand whiting, mulloway (jewfish), and luderick.
Tide questions, answered
- What time is high tide at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake) today?
- Today's high tides at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake) are at 8:56 am and 9:04 pm.
- What time is low tide at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake) today?
- Today's low tides at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake) are at 2:34 am and 2:56 pm.
- Is The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake) on a spring or neap tide this week?
- Today's tides at The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.32 m (moon 2% illuminated).
- When is the best tide to fish The Entrance Channel (Tuggerah Lake)?
- Being a sheltered estuary channel, this stretch fishes in conditions that shut the open coast down — a stiff onshore or a big swell that closes the beaches still leaves the bridge and inner channel workable. The ocean end and the training walls are the exception: a heavy swell pushes whitewater and surge across the mouth and makes the rock edges sketchy and the bar unfishable. Heavy rain dirties the run-out and slows the bite for a day or two, though the first clean run-in afterwards can be excellent. Tide is the master switch here — slack water and the slow part of the tide are quiet, and the fish switch on as the current builds. Today's peak bite window runs 5:00 pm–10:00 pm.