Tide times at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour)
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 falling, 46 m to next low (12:35 pm)
Today's High and Low Tides at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour)
| Today | Time | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| High | 6:30 am | 0.56 |
| 12:35 pm | -0.48 | |
| High | 5:49 pm | 0.34 |
Sun, Moon and Bite Times at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour) Today
- ↑ 6:26 am · ↓ 7:34 pm
- ↑ 10:19 am · ↓ 1:14 am
- First Quarter · 32%
- 15.1°C
- flat
- 5:30 am–7:30 am
Sea-Level Curve · Today
Swell · Next 7 Days at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour)
| Day | Max swell | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17 Oct Today | flat | — | — |
| Sun 18 Oct | flat | — | — |
| Mon 19 Oct | flat | — | — |
| Tue 20 Oct | flat | — | — |
| Wed 21 Oct | flat | — | — |
| Thu 22 Oct | 0.2 m | 7 s | SW |
| Fri 23 Oct | 0.2 m | 6 s | SW |
Next 14 Days at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour)
| Day | 1st High | 1st Low | Range (m) | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 17 Oct Today | 6:30 am (0.56 m) | 12:35 pm (-0.48 m) | 1.04 | |
| Sun 18 Oct | 6:54 am (0.56 m) | 12:26 am (-1.04 m) | 1.6 | |
| Mon 19 Oct | 7:27 am (0.56 m) | 12:57 am (-0.98 m) | 1.54 | |
| Tue 20 Oct | 8:00 am (0.58 m) | 1:29 am (-0.91 m) | 1.49 | |
| Wed 21 Oct | 8:26 am (0.57 m) | 2:03 am (-0.79 m) | 1.36 | |
| Thu 22 Oct | 9:13 am (0.5 m) | 2:30 am (-0.72 m) | 1.22 | |
| Fri 23 Oct | 9:54 am (0.64 m) | 3:00 am (-0.47 m) | 1.11 | |
| Sat 24 Oct | 10:34 am (0.52 m) | 4:13 am (-0.3 m) | 0.93 | |
| Sun 25 Oct | 11:33 am (0.29 m) | 5:00 am (-0.26 m) | 0.81 | |
| Mon 26 Oct | 1:00 am (0.31 m) | 6:38 am (-0.14 m) | 0.45 | |
| Tue 27 Oct | — | — | — | |
| Wed 28 Oct | — | — | — | |
| Thu 29 Oct | — | — | — | |
| Fri 30 Oct | — | — | — |
About Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour)
Tide Character & Fortnight Outlook
Today's tides at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.04 m (moon 32% illuminated).
Across the next 7 days at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour), the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 1.34 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Sunday (~1.6 m).
Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour) peak around Sunday 18 Oct at about 1.6 m, and the smallest neap tides fall around Monday 26 Oct at about 0.45 m.
Best Tide State to Fish Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour)
The river harbour is sheltered from swell and from most of the wind that makes the open inlet hard work, which is its main appeal on a blustery day. Tide height decides everything: big high tides push clean inlet water and fish up the river; neap low tides leave little water to fish. After heavy rain the river runs brown and the fishing slows.
What Anglers Target Here
Anglers fishing Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour) typically time sessions around the tide for flathead, yelloweye mullet, silver trevally, and king george whiting.
Tide Questions, Answered
- What time is high tide at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour) today?
- Today's high tides at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour) are at 6:30 am and 5:49 pm.
- What time is low tide at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour) today?
- Today's low tide at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour) is at 12:35 pm.
- Is Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour) on a spring or neap tide this week?
- Today's tides at Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour) sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.04 m (moon 32% illuminated).
- When is the best tide to fish Port Franklin (Franklin River Harbour)?
- The river harbour is sheltered from swell and from most of the wind that makes the open inlet hard work, which is its main appeal on a blustery day. Tide height decides everything: big high tides push clean inlet water and fish up the river; neap low tides leave little water to fish. After heavy rain the river runs brown and the fishing slows. Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 am–7:30 am.