TideTurtlePort Stephens, NSW tide times
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Tide times at Port Stephens, NSW on Saturday, 16 May 2026: first high tide at 10:00, first low tide at 13:00, second high tide at 19:00. Sunrise 06:34, sunset 17:01.
Next 24 hours at Port Stephens, NSW
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.
Model-derived from a global ocean grid. Useful indication; expect about ±45 minutes on average vs. a local harmonic gauge, individual stations vary widely. See /methodology for per-region detail. Not for navigation.
Sun, moon and conditions on Sat 16 May
Conditions as of 14:00 local time. Refreshes daily.
Highs and lows next 7 days
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| Day | Type | Time | Height | Coef. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 16 May | High | 19:00 | 1.1m | 89 |
| Sun 17 May | Low | 02:00 | -0.7m | 98 |
| High | 08:00 | 0.5m | ||
| Low | 13:00 | -0.6m | ||
| High | 20:00 | 1.1m | ||
| Mon 18 May | Low | 03:00 | -0.7m | 100 |
| High | 09:00 | 0.5m | ||
| Low | 14:00 | -0.5m | ||
| High | 21:00 | 1.1m | ||
| Tue 19 May | Low | 04:00 | -0.6m | 99 |
| High | 10:00 | 0.5m | ||
| Low | 15:00 | -0.4m | ||
| High | 22:00 | 1.2m | ||
| Wed 20 May | Low | 05:00 | -0.5m | 90 |
| High | 11:00 | 0.5m | ||
| Low | 16:00 | -0.2m | ||
| High | 23:00 | 1.2m | ||
| Thu 21 May | Low | 06:00 | -0.4m | 51 |
| High | 12:00 | 0.5m | ||
| Low | 17:00 | -0.0m | ||
| Fri 22 May | High | 00:00 | 1.2m | 78 |
| Low | 07:00 | -0.3m | ||
| High | 13:00 | 0.6m | ||
| Low | 18:00 | 0.0m |
Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.
Today's solunar windows
The angler tradition for major/minor fishing windows: major ≈3-hour windows around moon transit and opposition; minor ≈2-hour windows around moonrise and moonset. Times are Australia/Sydney local. Folk tradition, not a scientific forecast.
7-day window outlook
- Sat2 M / 2 m
- Sun2 M / 2 m
- Mon2 M / 2 m
- Tue2 M / 2 m
- Wed2 M / 1 m
- Thu2 M / 2 m
- Fri2 M / 2 m
Cycle dates near Port Stephens, NSW
Next spring tide on Sun 17 May (range 1.8m). Next neap on Fri 22 May.
Spring tides cluster around new and full moons (biggest swings). Neap tides land on quarter moons (smallest swings). See the spring tide and neap tide glossary entries for the why.
About tides at Port Stephens, NSW
Port Stephens is the deep natural harbour about 200 km north of Sydney, on the New South Wales mid-coast where the Karuah and Myall rivers drain into one of the larger embayments on the east Australian coast. The harbour is more than twice the area of Sydney Harbour and famously hosts a resident population of bottlenose dolphins. The tide here runs the standard east-Australian semidiurnal signal: two highs and two lows of comparable size each day, twelve and a half hours apart. Mean range at Port Stephens entrance — between Tomaree Head and Yacaaba Head — is about 1.3 metres, climbing toward 1.7 on spring tides. The narrow harbour entrance concentrates flow and the current on the change of tide runs sharper than the height swing implies, with eddies on both flanks. Slack water is the quiet crossing window. The wide white sand at Shoal Bay, Fingal Bay, and the long surf beaches at Birubi Point widen by 10–15 metres at low water and the dunes at Stockton Beach south of the heads run the largest active dune system on the NSW coast. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo's gridded marine model. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the NSW Roads and Maritime Services publish authoritative tide tables for the Port Stephens entrance.
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8-day tide table — Port Stephens, NSW
Heights relative to MSL. Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived.
| Day | Type | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 16 May | High | 10:00 | -0.1m |
| Low | 13:00 | -0.6m | |
| High | 19:00 | 1.1m | |
| Sun 17 May | Low | 02:00 | -0.7m |
| High | 08:00 | 0.5m | |
| Low | 13:00 | -0.6m | |
| High | 20:00 | 1.1m | |
| Mon 18 May | Low | 03:00 | -0.7m |
| High | 09:00 | 0.5m | |
| Low | 14:00 | -0.5m | |
| High | 21:00 | 1.1m | |
| Tue 19 May | Low | 04:00 | -0.6m |
| High | 10:00 | 0.5m | |
| Low | 15:00 | -0.4m | |
| High | 22:00 | 1.2m | |
| Wed 20 May | Low | 05:00 | -0.5m |
| High | 11:00 | 0.5m | |
| Low | 16:00 | -0.2m | |
| High | 23:00 | 1.2m | |
| Thu 21 May | Low | 06:00 | -0.4m |
| High | 12:00 | 0.5m | |
| Low | 17:00 | -0.0m | |
| Fri 22 May | High | 00:00 | 1.2m |
| Low | 07:00 | -0.3m | |
| High | 13:00 | 0.6m | |
| Low | 18:00 | 0.0m | |
| Sat 23 May | High | 01:00 | 1.0m |
| Low | 08:00 | -0.3m |
Not for navigation. Generated 2026-05-16T03:20:13.907Z.
Not for navigation. Page generated 2026-05-16T03:20:13.907Z. Predictions refresh daily.