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Tide times at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake)

Saturday 17 October 2026 · Australia/Melbourne

These are ocean tide times at the entrance. The entrance is often closed to the sea, and while it is shut the water inside does not follow them.

Heights and times on this page are a model estimate. The model reads the open-sea tide, not this inlet's, so the real change here can come up to about two hours later and its range is different. Use the BoM tide tables for Victoria for this area.

Tide now — water rising, 1 h 27 m to next high (1:17 pm)

Today's High and Low Tides at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake)

Today Time Height (m)
High 2:00 am -0.05
Low 6:48 am -0.29
High 1:17 pm 0.29
Low 8:34 pm -0.57

Sun, Moon and Bite Times at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) Today

Sun
↑ 6:13 am · ↓ 7:19 pm
Moon
↑ 10:09 am · ↓ 12:56 am
Moon phase
First Quarter · 32%
Sea temp
16.5°C
Swell (max)
0.9 m @ 8 s SE
Best bite
5:00 am–7:30 am

See full bite times for Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) →

Sea-Level Curve · Today

Day Timeline
Major Minor Tide Twilight
First light 5:47 am Last light 7:46 pm
High 2:00 am Low 6:48 am High 1:17 pm Low 8:34 pm

Tide is approximate here. Drag or use arrow keys to explore

Heights are scaled to today's range (datum is global mean sea level).

Swell · Next 7 Days at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake)

Day Max swell Period Direction
Sat 17 Oct Today 0.9 m 8 s SE
Sun 18 Oct 0.7 m 7 s SE
Mon 19 Oct 0.7 m 5 s E
Tue 20 Oct 0.7 m 5 s E
Wed 21 Oct 0.7 m 5 s NE
Thu 22 Oct 0.7 m 5 s NE
Fri 23 Oct 0.8 m 5 s NE

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

Next 14 Days at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake)

Tap a day to open the full hourly forecast for Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake).

About Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake)

Mallacoota Inlet is the far-east corner of Victoria, and its bream and flathead fishing is hard to match — top of the list among East Gippsland's estuaries for quality and quantity.

Tide Character & Fortnight Outlook

Today's tides at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) sit in the neap band — peak-to-trough range about 0.86 m (moon 32% illuminated).

Across the next 7 days at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.91 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Friday (~1.16 m).

Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) peak around Monday 26 Oct at about 1.23 m (around the full moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Thursday 22 Oct at about 0.72 m.

What Anglers Target Here

Anglers fishing Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) typically time sessions around the tide for black bream, dusky flathead, luderick, silver trevally, and australian salmon.

Tide Questions, Answered

What time is high tide at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) today?
Today's high tides at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) are at 2:00 am and 1:17 pm.
What time is low tide at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) today?
Today's low tides at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) are at 6:48 am and 8:34 pm.
Is Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) on a spring or neap tide this week?
Today's tides at Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake) sit in the neap band — peak-to-trough range about 0.86 m (moon 32% illuminated).
When is the best tide to fish Mallacoota Foreshore & Wharf (Bottom Lake)?
Today's peak bite window runs 5:00 am–7:30 am.

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