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Tides

Queensland Tide Times

90 QLD fishing spots — bite windows first, tide times second.

Tide Times by Town

Predicted from tide gauges and checked against the BoM tables.

Brisbane & Moreton Bay
Sunshine Coast
Fraser Coast
Townsville & Hinchinbrook

Swell figures are open-ocean at the nearest offshore model cell — bays, harbours and estuaries see a good deal less of it.

Gold Coast Tides

17 spots

Brisbane & Moreton Bay Tides

21 spots

Sunshine Coast Tides

20 spots

Fraser Coast Tides

15 spots

Bundaberg & Gladstone Tides

9 spots

Capricorn Coast Tides

8 spots

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Tide curve and high/low extremes for a spot or coordinates.

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About Queensland Tides

South-east Queensland runs two highs and two lows most days, and the range grows as you head north to a peak around Broad Sound and Mackay, then eases again toward Cooktown. Queensland has no daylight saving, so every time here is Australian Eastern Standard Time all year.

For fishing, the tide that counts isn't the height — it's the movement. The bars and river mouths fish the run, the flats fish the run-in, and slack water goes quiet everywhere. Each spot page below shows the day's best bite window alongside the week of tides ahead.

Common Tide & Swell Questions

Does Queensland have daylight saving?
No. Queensland stays on Australian Eastern Standard Time all year, so tide times here are an hour behind Sydney and Melbourne through their summer.
What is the best tide to fish in Queensland?
Moving water. The bars and river mouths fish the run itself, the flats fish the run-in as water covers the banks, and slack water is the quiet patch. Each spot page below shows the day's best bite window alongside the tide.