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Tide times at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay)

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 Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay)

Today Time Height (m)
Low 2:38 am -0.61
High 8:58 am 0.7
Low 3:00 pm -0.47
High 9:06 pm 0.65

Sun, moon and bite times at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) today

Sun
↑ 5:57 am · ↓ 5:45 pm
Moon
↑ 6:45 am · ↓ 7:57 pm
Moon phase
New · 2%
Sea temp
17.9°C
Swell (max)
1.2 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 Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay)

Day Max swell Period Direction
Sun 13 Sep Today 1.2 m 10 s S
Mon 14 Sep 0.9 m 5 s NE
Tue 15 Sep 0.8 m 5 s NE
Wed 16 Sep 1.7 m 8 s S
Thu 17 Sep 2.1 m 8 s S
Fri 18 Sep 1.6 m 7 s S
Sat 19 Sep 0.9 m 9 s S

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

Next 14 days at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay)

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About Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay)

Yarra Bay sits on the northern shore of Botany Bay in Phillip Bay, a calm sandy half-moon bookended by Yarra Point to the south and Bumborah Point to the north.

Tide character & fortnight outlook

Today's tides at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.31 m (moon 2% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 1.0 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Sunday (~1.31 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) peak around Sunday 13 Sep at about 1.31 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 Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay)

Yarra Bay faces south into Botany Bay and is sheltered from the open ocean swell, so it stays fishable in conditions that shut the outside rock and beach spots down. A southerly blows straight in and chops the bay up, while northerly and westerly winds are offshore here and leave the water clean and calm. A rising tide that floods the sand flats is the prime whiting and flathead window, and the breakwall fishes best on the run-in toward dusk. Heavy rain runs dirty water out of the catchment and the bite tends to drop until it clears.

What anglers target here

Anglers fishing Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) typically time sessions around the tide for sand whiting, yellowfin bream, dusky flathead, southern calamari (squid), and skipjack trevally (skippy).

Tide questions, answered

What time is high tide at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) today?
Today's high tides at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) are at 8:58 am and 9:06 pm.
What time is low tide at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) today?
Today's low tides at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) are at 2:38 am and 3:00 pm.
Is Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.31 m (moon 2% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay)?
Yarra Bay faces south into Botany Bay and is sheltered from the open ocean swell, so it stays fishable in conditions that shut the outside rock and beach spots down. A southerly blows straight in and chops the bay up, while northerly and westerly winds are offshore here and leave the water clean and calm. A rising tide that floods the sand flats is the prime whiting and flathead window, and the breakwall fishes best on the run-in toward dusk. Heavy rain runs dirty water out of the catchment and the bite tends to drop until it clears. Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–7:00 pm.

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