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Tide times at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay)

Wednesday 28 October 2026 · Australia/Sydney

Tide now — water falling, 5 h 1 m to next low (4:55 pm)

Today's High and Low Tides at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay)

Today Time Height (m)
Low 3:49 am -0.61
High 10:17 am 0.92
Low 4:55 pm -0.74
High 10:55 pm 0.46

Sun, Moon and Bite Times at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) Today

Sun
↑ 5:58 am · ↓ 7:19 pm
Moon
↑ 10:00 pm · ↓ 6:50 am
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous · 96%
Sea temp
18.6°C
Swell (max)
1.0 m @ 6 s S
Best bite
7:00 pm–8:30 pm

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Sea-Level Curve · Today

Day Timeline
Major Minor Tide Twilight
First light 5:33 am Last light 7:45 pm
Low 3:49 am High 10:17 am Low 4:55 pm High 10:55 pm

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Heights are 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
Wed 28 Oct Today 1.0 m 6 s S
Thu 29 Oct 1.8 m 8 s S
Fri 30 Oct 1.8 m 9 s S
Sat 31 Oct 1.1 m 10 s S
Sun 1 Nov 1.1 m 6 s S
Mon 2 Nov 1.1 m 6 s S
Tue 3 Nov 1.1 m 5 s NE

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

Next 14 Days at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay)

Day 1st High 1st Low Range (m) Open
Wed 28 Oct Today 10:17 am (0.92 m) 3:49 am (-0.61 m) 1.66
Thu 29 Oct 11:06 am (0.92 m) 4:33 am (-0.54 m) 1.64
Fri 30 Oct 11:59 am (0.88 m) 5:23 am (-0.47 m) 1.55
Sat 31 Oct 12:53 am (0.29 m) 6:20 am (-0.39 m) 1.44
Sun 1 Nov 2:02 am (0.25 m) 7:27 am (-0.33 m) 1.33
Mon 2 Nov 3:15 am (0.24 m) 8:42 am (-0.31 m) 1.26
Tue 3 Nov 4:24 am (0.29 m) 9:59 am (-0.33 m) 1.21
Wed 4 Nov 5:22 am (0.38 m) 11:10 am (-0.38 m) 1.18
Thu 5 Nov 6:12 am (0.48 m) 12:13 pm (-0.44 m) 0.99
Fri 6 Nov 6:56 am (0.58 m) 12:40 am (-0.59 m) 1.17
Sat 7 Nov 7:37 am (0.68 m) 1:17 am (-0.58 m) 1.26
Sun 8 Nov 8:15 am (0.75 m) 1:51 am (-0.56 m) 1.34
Mon 9 Nov 8:51 am (0.79 m) 2:24 am (-0.53 m) 1.39
Tue 10 Nov 9:27 am (0.8 m) 2:57 am (-0.5 m) 1.39

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Tides here are predicted from the Botany Bay tide gauge's harmonic constants: TICON-3, Hart-Davis et al. (2022), PANGAEA, CC BY 4.0.

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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 & Spring–Neap Outlook

Today's tides at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.66 m (moon 96% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 1.44 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Wednesday (~1.66 m).

Across the next 14 days, the biggest spring tides at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) peak around Wednesday 28 Oct at about 1.66 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Thursday 5 Nov at about 0.99 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 silver trevally.

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 10:17 am and 10:55 pm.
What time is low tide at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) today?
Today's low tides at Yarra Bay (Phillip Bay) are at 3:49 am and 4:55 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 1.66 m (moon 96% 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 7:00 pm–8:30 pm.

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