Tide times at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin)
Tide now — water falling, 3 h 49 m to next low (3:00 pm)
Today's high and low tides at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin)
| Today | Time | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| 2:38 am | -0.6 | |
| High | 9:00 am | 0.7 |
| 3:00 pm | -0.46 | |
| High | 9:10 pm | 0.64 |
Sun, moon and bite times at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin) today
- ↑ 5:59 am · ↓ 5:46 pm
- ↑ 6:46 am · ↓ 7:59 pm
- New · 2%
- 17.8°C
- 0.9 m @ 10 s S
- 5:30 pm–9:00 pm
Sea-level curve · today
Swell · next 7 days at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin)
| 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 |
Next 14 days at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin)
| Day | 1st High | 1st Low | Range (m) | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 13 Sep Today | 9:00 am (0.7 m) | 2:38 am (-0.6 m) | 1.3 | |
| Mon 14 Sep | 9:34 am (0.72 m) | 3:10 am (-0.49 m) | 1.21 | |
| Tue 15 Sep | 10:13 am (0.69 m) | 3:45 am (-0.39 m) | 1.08 | |
| Wed 16 Sep | 10:52 am (0.64 m) | 4:12 am (-0.35 m) | 0.99 | |
| Thu 17 Sep | 11:30 am (0.64 m) | 4:53 am (-0.18 m) | 0.88 | |
| Fri 18 Sep | 12:00 am (0.17 m) | 5:40 am (-0.22 m) | 0.76 | |
| Sat 19 Sep | 1:30 am (0.12 m) | 6:40 am (-0.15 m) | 0.75 | |
| Sun 20 Sep | 2:54 am (0.17 m) | 7:54 am (-0.09 m) | 0.83 | |
| Mon 21 Sep | 3:56 am (0.22 m) | 9:13 am (-0.15 m) | 0.96 | |
| Tue 22 Sep | 4:47 am (0.25 m) | — | — | |
| Wed 23 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Thu 24 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Fri 25 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Sat 26 Sep | — | — | — |
About Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin)
Tide character & fortnight outlook
Today's tides at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.3 m (moon 2% illuminated).
Across the next 7 days at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin), 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 Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin) 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 Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin)
The basin's whole value is shelter: the seawalls and breakwaters block south-easterly swell and the prevailing southerly, so it stays fishable when the surrounding coast is a washing machine. That's when locals come here — persistent southerlies and rain that shut down the open beaches and rock platforms are exactly the conditions the inner harbour fishes best in. Tide change is the trigger for bream, luderick and trevally, with the run pushing bait along the walls. Heavy rain dirties the water and slows the squid and trevally, and a big east-to-north-east swell can still surge over the lower outer breakwater rocks even when the basin itself looks calm.
What anglers target here
Anglers fishing Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin) typically time sessions around the tide for luderick, yellowfin bream, skipjack trevally (skippy), southern calamari (squid), and dusky flathead.
Tide questions, answered
- What time is high tide at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin) today?
- Today's high tides at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin) are at 9:00 am and 9:10 pm.
- What time is low tide at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin) today?
- Today's low tides at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin) are at 2:38 am and 3:00 pm.
- Is Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin) on a spring or neap tide this week?
- Today's tides at Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.3 m (moon 2% illuminated).
- When is the best tide to fish Wollongong Harbour (Belmore Basin)?
- The basin's whole value is shelter: the seawalls and breakwaters block south-easterly swell and the prevailing southerly, so it stays fishable when the surrounding coast is a washing machine. That's when locals come here — persistent southerlies and rain that shut down the open beaches and rock platforms are exactly the conditions the inner harbour fishes best in. Tide change is the trigger for bream, luderick and trevally, with the run pushing bait along the walls. Heavy rain dirties the water and slows the squid and trevally, and a big east-to-north-east swell can still surge over the lower outer breakwater rocks even when the basin itself looks calm. Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–9:00 pm.