What time is high tide at Mackay today?

Today's high tides at Mackay are at 10:40 am and 10:49 pm.

What time is low tide at Mackay today?

Today's low tides at Mackay are at 4:30 am and 5:00 pm.

When are the biggest tides at Mackay this week?

The biggest range in the next 7 days is on Monday 26 October, about 5.4 m from high to low; the smallest is on Sunday 1 November, about 3.6 m.

How accurate are these Mackay tide times?

They are predicted from the Mackay tide gauge's harmonic constants. Before this page went up, the predictions were checked against the Bureau of Meteorology's official tide tables for Mackay Outer Harbour 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 Mackay?

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 · Mackay & Whitsundays

Mackay Tide Times

Monday 26 October 2026 · Australia/Brisbane

Tide now — water falling, 39 m to next low (4:30 am)

High and Low Tides at Mackay Today

Today	Time	Height (m)
Low	4:30 am	0.41
High	10:40 am	5.79
Low	5:00 pm	0.78
High	10:49 pm	5.04

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: ↑ 5:24 am · ↓ 6:10 pm
Moon: ↑ 6:19 pm · ↓ 4:56 am
Moon phase: Full · 100%
Range today: 5.4 m

Sea-Level Curve · Today

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 5:01 am Last light 6:33 pm

Low 4:30 am High 10:40 am Low 5:00 pm High 10:49 pm

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

Next 7 Days at Mackay

Day	Highs	Lows	Range (m)
Mon 26 Oct Today	10:40 am (5.79 m)10:49 pm (5.04 m)	4:30 am (0.41 m)5:00 pm (0.78 m)	5.4
Tue 27 Oct	11:19 am (5.84 m)11:30 pm (4.77 m)	5:06 am (0.46 m)5:44 pm (0.86 m)	5.4
Wed 28 Oct	12:01 pm (5.77 m)	5:43 am (0.59 m)6:30 pm (1.04 m)	5.2
Thu 29 Oct	12:15 am (4.45 m)12:48 pm (5.61 m)	6:24 am (0.83 m)7:22 pm (1.28 m)	4.8
Fri 30 Oct	1:07 am (4.12 m)1:43 pm (5.37 m)	7:12 am (1.14 m)8:26 pm (1.55 m)	4.2
Sat 31 Oct	2:11 am (3.83 m)2:51 pm (5.14 m)	8:13 am (1.48 m)9:53 pm (1.67 m)	3.7
Sun 1 Nov	3:38 am (3.71 m)4:17 pm (5.05 m)	9:37 am (1.72 m)11:26 pm (1.5 m)	3.6

Tides here are predicted from harmonic constants Bite Compass fitted to the Mackay 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 Mackay 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 4:11 am–5:41 am
major 10:46 am–1:16 pm
minor 5:34 pm–7:04 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 Mackay today?: Today's high tides at Mackay are at 10:40 am and 10:49 pm.
What time is low tide at Mackay today?: Today's low tides at Mackay are at 4:30 am and 5:00 pm.
When are the biggest tides at Mackay this week?: The biggest range in the next 7 days is on Monday 26 October, about 5.4 m from high to low; the smallest is on Sunday 1 November, about 3.6 m.
How accurate are these Mackay tide times?: They are predicted from the Mackay tide gauge's harmonic constants. Before this page went up, the predictions were checked against the Bureau of Meteorology's official tide tables for Mackay Outer Harbour 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 Mackay?: 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.