Tully River Mouth
River Mouth·Queensland·Australia·
Field notes
Mouth of the Tully River opening into Rockingham Bay. Barramundi and threadfin salmon work the run-out, with mangrove jack and fingermark holding on the snags upstream. Big wet-season floods reset the system each year.
Current conditions
Wind
3.9 kt ENE
Gusts 6.8 kt
Waves
0.5 m
Period 4.1 s
Swell
0.4 m
Period 3 s
Sea temp
27°C
Air 22.2°C
Next 12 hours
01:00
3.9 ENE
0.5m
02:00
3.2 ENE
0.5m
03:00
3.6 ENE
0.5m
04:00
3.4 E
0.5m
05:00
3.9 E
0.5m
06:00
4.1 E
0.5m
07:00
3 E
0.5m
08:00
3.8 ENE
0.5m
09:00
5.8 ENE
0.5m
10:00
6.5 E
0.5m
11:00
7.2 E
0.5m
12:00
7.7 E
0.5m
Tides
Nearest BOM tide station: Dunk Island ↗ (6.4 km · secondary)
We don't predict tides on-site — BOM's published tables are authoritative.
BOM · Cairns CoastIssued at 3:00 am EST on Wednesday 21 October 2026
Situation. A ridge of high pressure extends over the northern Queensland waters from a high [1035 hPa] centred over the southern Tasman Sea. This pattern will persist over coming days as the high slowly weakens.
Wednesday 21 October until midnight. Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Thursday 22 October. Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Friday 23 October. Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. Peninsula Coast: Sharp Point to Cape Melville
Wednesday 21 October until midnight. Winds: East to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre outside the reef. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Source: Open-Meteo Marine + ECMWF (15-min cache) · BOM (1-hr cache). Not for navigation.
Sun & moon
Today
Sun↑ 05:44↓ 18:18
Moon↑ 13:52↓ 02:46
PhaseWaxing gibbous 73%
Best windows
- Dawn05:21 – 06:44
- Dusk17:18 – 18:41
Tomorrow
Sun↑ 05:43↓ 18:19
Moon↑ 14:43↓ 03:20
PhaseWaxing gibbous 81%
Best windows
- Dawn05:21 – 06:43
- Dusk17:19 – 18:41
Best windows combine civil twilight with the hour either side of sun transit — the universal low-light feeding window most species respond to. Moon phase influence is folkloric; full and new moons coincide with the strongest tide swings.
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Access & logistics
Spot type
River Mouth
Region
Queensland, Australia
Fishing style
estuary fishing and land-based fishing
Structure
Typically holds drop-offs, holes and gutters — work the structure for holding fish.
Licence
Recreational fishing licence may apply — check the Queensland fisheries regulator before fishing.
Closures
Always confirm current marine park / closure status and seasonal bag limits.
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