What time is high tide at Cooktown today?

Today's high tides at Cooktown are at 8:45 am and 8:21 pm.

What time is low tide at Cooktown today?

Today's low tides at Cooktown are at 2:19 am and 2:47 pm.

When are the biggest tides at Cooktown this week?

The biggest range in the next 7 days is on Tuesday 27 October, about 2.3 m from high to low; the smallest is on Saturday 31 October, about 1.6 m.

How accurate are these Cooktown tide times?

They are predicted from the Cooktown tide gauge's harmonic constants. Before this page went up, the predictions were checked against the Bureau of Meteorology's official tide tables for Cooktown over two separate fortnights, springs and neaps, and at least 90% of highs and lows landed within 15 minutes. Wind and air pressure can still move the water, so allow some slack on a blowy day.

What is the best tide to fish at Cooktown?

Moving water usually fishes better than slack: the last two hours of the run-in and the first hour of the run-out are the classic window, and a change that lines up with dawn, dusk or a solunar major period is worth planning around.

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Tides · Cassowary Coast & Far North

Cooktown Tide Times

Monday 26 October 2026 · Australia/Brisbane

Tide now — water rising, 4 h 54 m to next high (8:45 am)

High and Low Tides at Cooktown Today

Today	Time	Height (m)
Low	2:19 am	0.45
High	8:45 am	2.67
Low	2:47 pm	1.0
High	8:21 pm	2.39

Heights are metres above Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT), the datum Queensland's official tide tables use — still check the official tables for depths over a bar.

Sun: ↑ 5:45 am · ↓ 6:20 pm
Moon: ↑ 6:27 pm · ↓ 5:19 am
Moon phase: Full · 100%
Range today: 2.2 m

Sea-Level Curve · Today

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:23 am Last light 6:42 pm

Low 2:19 am High 8:45 am Low 2:47 pm High 8:21 pm

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Heights are scaled to today's range (datum is LAT).

Next 7 Days at Cooktown

Day	Highs	Lows	Range (m)
Mon 26 Oct Today	8:45 am (2.67 m)8:21 pm (2.39 m)	2:19 am (0.45 m)2:47 pm (1.0 m)	2.2
Tue 27 Oct	9:29 am (2.7 m)8:54 pm (2.2 m)	2:51 am (0.43 m)3:38 pm (1.12 m)	2.3
Wed 28 Oct	10:20 am (2.65 m)9:33 pm (1.96 m)	3:28 am (0.47 m)4:38 pm (1.26 m)	2.2
Thu 29 Oct	11:24 am (2.55 m)10:24 pm (1.71 m)	4:13 am (0.59 m)5:57 pm (1.38 m)	2.0
Fri 30 Oct	12:49 pm (2.47 m)11:57 pm (1.5 m)	5:11 am (0.76 m)8:27 pm (1.39 m)	1.7
Sat 31 Oct	2:36 pm (2.49 m)	6:31 am (0.93 m)10:14 pm (1.2 m)	1.6
Sun 1 Nov	3:06 am (1.49 m)3:54 pm (2.59 m)	8:27 am (1.0 m)11:00 pm (1.02 m)	1.6

Tides here are predicted from harmonic constants Bite Compass fitted to the Cooktown tide gauge's observations: Maritime Safety Queensland, © State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads), data.qld.gov.au, CC BY 4.0.

Best Tide to Fish Cooktown Today

Today sits at the big end of the week's tides, so expect strong runs and fast changes — fish the edges of the flow rather than the middle of it.

minor 4:34 am–6:04 am
major 11:03 am–1:33 pm
minor 5:42 pm–7:12 pm

Solunar periods around moonrise, moonset and the moon overhead — a tide change that lands inside one is worth planning around.

Tide Questions, Answered

What time is high tide at Cooktown today?: Today's high tides at Cooktown are at 8:45 am and 8:21 pm.
What time is low tide at Cooktown today?: Today's low tides at Cooktown are at 2:19 am and 2:47 pm.
When are the biggest tides at Cooktown this week?: The biggest range in the next 7 days is on Tuesday 27 October, about 2.3 m from high to low; the smallest is on Saturday 31 October, about 1.6 m.
How accurate are these Cooktown tide times?: They are predicted from the Cooktown tide gauge's harmonic constants. Before this page went up, the predictions were checked against the Bureau of Meteorology's official tide tables for Cooktown over two separate fortnights, springs and neaps, and at least 90% of highs and lows landed within 15 minutes. Wind and air pressure can still move the water, so allow some slack on a blowy day.
What is the best tide to fish at Cooktown?: Moving water usually fishes better than slack: the last two hours of the run-in and the first hour of the run-out are the classic window, and a change that lines up with dawn, dusk or a solunar major period is worth planning around.