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Cooktown

Tide station

Cooktown in Queensland, Australia. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (AEST). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next high tide

2.1 mToday · 4:46 PM

Next low tide

1.0 mTomorrow · 12:59 AM

High tide is 4 hr 46 min from now and will rise 0.2 m.

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Tide station

Predicted rise and fall

This column is the predicted rise and fall from the moon and the sun, in metres. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat. The clocks are local time at this station.

High tide is 4 hr 46 min from now and will rise 0.2 m.

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Saturday, October 17	High	4:46 PM	2.06 m
Sunday, October 18	Low	12:59 AM	1.05 m
	High	6:09 AM	1.35 m
	Low	10:07 AM	1.24 m
	High	5:14 PM	2.18 m
Monday, October 19	Low	12:37 AM	1.01 m
	High	5:55 AM	1.48 m
	Low	10:54 AM	1.10 m
	High	5:38 PM	2.28 m
Tuesday, October 20	Low	12:30 AM	0.96 m
	High	6:00 AM	1.62 m
	Low	11:28 AM	0.97 m
	High	5:59 PM	2.37 m
Wednesday, October 21	Low	12:35 AM	0.89 m
	High	6:15 AM	1.77 m
	Low	11:57 AM	0.87 m
	High	6:20 PM	2.43 m
Thursday, October 22	Low	12:47 AM	0.80 m
	High	6:37 AM	1.94 m
	Low	12:27 PM	0.80 m
	High	6:42 PM	2.48 m
Friday, October 23	Low	1:04 AM	0.69 m
	High	7:03 AM	2.10 m
	Low	12:57 PM	0.77 m
	High	7:04 PM	2.50 m
Saturday, October 24	Low	1:25 AM	0.56 m
Saturday, October 24	High	7:33 AM	2.26 m

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High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Saturday, October 24	Low	1:30 PM	0.77 m
Saturday, October 24	High	7:29 PM	2.47 m
Sunday, October 25	Low	1:50 AM	0.43 m
	High	8:07 AM	2.40 m
	Low	2:08 PM	0.81 m
	High	7:55 PM	2.40 m
Monday, October 26	Low	2:19 AM	0.35 m
	High	8:46 AM	2.49 m
	Low	2:51 PM	0.90 m
	High	8:26 PM	2.26 m
Tuesday, October 27	Low	2:52 AM	0.33 m
	High	9:30 AM	2.51 m
	Low	3:42 PM	1.02 m
	High	9:00 PM	2.07 m
Wednesday, October 28	Low	3:30 AM	0.39 m
	High	10:20 AM	2.47 m
	Low	4:44 PM	1.17 m
	High	9:42 PM	1.83 m
Thursday, October 29	Low	4:15 AM	0.51 m
	High	11:24 AM	2.38 m
	Low	6:12 PM	1.29 m
	High	10:37 PM	1.58 m
Friday, October 30	Low	5:12 AM	0.69 m
	High	12:54 PM	2.31 m
	Low	8:49 PM	1.25 m
Saturday, October 31	High	12:24 AM	1.38 m
	Low	6:34 AM	0.86 m
	High	2:51 PM	2.36 m
	Low	10:17 PM	1.05 m
Sunday, November 1	High	3:14 AM	1.42 m
	Low	8:32 AM	0.93 m
	High	4:05 PM	2.47 m
	Low	11:03 PM	0.87 m
Monday, November 2	High	4:32 AM	1.62 m
	Low	10:03 AM	0.87 m
	High	4:56 PM	2.57 m
	Low	11:39 PM	0.73 m
Tuesday, November 3	High	5:22 AM	1.84 m
	Low	11:03 AM	0.79 m
	High	5:36 PM	2.60 m
Wednesday, November 4	Low	12:10 AM	0.62 m
	High	6:02 AM	2.03 m
	Low	11:50 AM	0.77 m
	High	6:10 PM	2.57 m
Thursday, November 5	Low	12:39 AM	0.54 m
	High	6:40 AM	2.20 m
	Low	12:33 PM	0.79 m
	High	6:40 PM	2.48 m
Friday, November 6	Low	1:05 AM	0.48 m
	High	7:15 AM	2.33 m
	Low	1:12 PM	0.86 m
	High	7:06 PM	2.36 m
Saturday, November 7	Low	1:30 AM	0.44 m
	High	7:50 AM	2.42 m
	Low	1:50 PM	0.96 m
	High	7:30 PM	2.21 m
Sunday, November 8	Low	1:54 AM	0.42 m
	High	8:24 AM	2.45 m
	Low	2:27 PM	1.07 m
	High	7:52 PM	2.05 m
Monday, November 9	Low	2:17 AM	0.44 m
	High	8:58 AM	2.44 m
	Low	3:04 PM	1.19 m
	High	8:10 PM	1.89 m
Tuesday, November 10	Low	2:40 AM	0.50 m
	High	9:32 AM	2.39 m
	Low	3:43 PM	1.30 m
	High	8:17 PM	1.75 m
Wednesday, November 11	Low	3:00 AM	0.60 m
	High	10:07 AM	2.30 m
	Low	4:26 PM	1.41 m
	High	8:06 PM	1.64 m
Thursday, November 12	Low	3:16 AM	0.71 m
	High	10:46 AM	2.19 m
	Low	5:22 PM	1.50 m
	High	7:42 PM	1.56 m
Friday, November 13	Low	3:24 AM	0.84 m
Friday, November 13	High	11:37 AM	2.08 m
Saturday, November 14	Low	3:10 AM	0.96 m
Saturday, November 14	High	1:02 PM	2.00 m
Sunday, November 15	Low	2:41 AM	1.07 m
Sunday, November 15	High	3:14 PM	2.04 m
Monday, November 16	Low	12:59 AM	1.13 m
Monday, November 16	High	4:06 PM	2.12 m
Tuesday, November 17	Low	12:00 AM	1.09 m
	High	5:22 AM	1.38 m
	Low	9:32 AM	1.25 m
	High	4:40 PM	2.20 m
	Low	11:50 PM	1.01 m
Wednesday, November 18	High	5:32 AM	1.55 m
	Low	10:35 AM	1.19 m
	High	5:07 PM	2.26 m
	Low	11:57 PM	0.91 m
Thursday, November 19	High	5:52 AM	1.74 m
	Low	11:19 AM	1.12 m
	High	5:33 PM	2.30 m
Friday, November 20	Low	12:10 AM	0.77 m
	High	6:19 AM	1.94 m
	Low	11:59 AM	1.07 m
	High	5:59 PM	2.32 m
Saturday, November 21	Low	12:30 AM	0.61 m
	High	6:50 AM	2.16 m
	Low	12:40 PM	1.02 m
	High	6:27 PM	2.31 m
Sunday, November 22	Low	12:55 AM	0.44 m
	High	7:24 AM	2.38 m
	Low	1:23 PM	0.99 m
	High	6:59 PM	2.28 m
Monday, November 23	Low	1:25 AM	0.29 m
	High	8:02 AM	2.56 m
	Low	2:09 PM	0.96 m
	High	7:34 PM	2.22 m
Tuesday, November 24	Low	1:59 AM	0.20 m
	High	8:44 AM	2.69 m
	Low	2:57 PM	0.97 m
	High	8:15 PM	2.11 m
Wednesday, November 25	Low	2:39 AM	0.17 m
	High	9:29 AM	2.75 m
	Low	3:51 PM	1.01 m
	High	9:00 PM	1.97 m
Thursday, November 26	Low	3:22 AM	0.23 m
	High	10:20 AM	2.73 m
	Low	4:52 PM	1.07 m
	High	9:51 PM	1.81 m
Friday, November 27	Low	4:12 AM	0.36 m
	High	11:19 AM	2.65 m
	Low	6:05 PM	1.13 m
	High	10:53 PM	1.65 m
Saturday, November 28	Low	5:07 AM	0.54 m
	High	12:30 PM	2.55 m
	Low	7:44 PM	1.13 m
Sunday, November 29	High	12:15 AM	1.52 m
	Low	6:15 AM	0.75 m
	High	1:57 PM	2.49 m
	Low	9:18 PM	1.04 m
Monday, November 30	High	2:14 AM	1.50 m
	Low	7:44 AM	0.92 m
	High	3:16 PM	2.46 m
	Low	10:21 PM	0.90 m
Tuesday, December 1	High	3:59 AM	1.65 m
	Low	9:23 AM	1.02 m
	High	4:16 PM	2.43 m
	Low	11:07 PM	0.77 m
Wednesday, December 2	High	5:07 AM	1.85 m
	Low	10:40 AM	1.06 m
	High	5:03 PM	2.37 m
	Low	11:44 PM	0.67 m
Thursday, December 3	High	5:58 AM	2.05 m
	Low	11:40 AM	1.08 m
	High	5:41 PM	2.28 m
Friday, December 4	Low	12:15 AM	0.58 m
	High	6:40 AM	2.22 m
	Low	12:30 PM	1.12 m
	High	6:14 PM	2.16 m
Saturday, December 5	Low	12:44 AM	0.52 m
	High	7:17 AM	2.36 m
	Low	1:16 PM	1.16 m
	High	6:44 PM	2.03 m
Sunday, December 6	Low	1:09 AM	0.48 m
	High	7:51 AM	2.45 m
	Low	1:57 PM	1.19 m
	High	7:11 PM	1.92 m
Monday, December 7	Low	1:34 AM	0.46 m
	High	8:22 AM	2.50 m
	Low	2:35 PM	1.23 m
	High	7:37 PM	1.82 m
Tuesday, December 8	Low	2:00 AM	0.47 m
	High	8:53 AM	2.51 m
	Low	3:10 PM	1.26 m
	High	8:01 PM	1.74 m
Wednesday, December 9	Low	2:25 AM	0.51 m
	High	9:24 AM	2.48 m
	Low	3:45 PM	1.29 m
	High	8:22 PM	1.67 m
Thursday, December 10	Low	2:50 AM	0.57 m
	High	9:56 AM	2.43 m
	Low	4:22 PM	1.33 m
	High	8:38 PM	1.62 m
Friday, December 11	Low	3:15 AM	0.65 m
	High	10:30 AM	2.35 m
	Low	5:02 PM	1.38 m
	High	8:45 PM	1.57 m
Saturday, December 12	Low	3:39 AM	0.75 m
	High	11:08 AM	2.27 m
	Low	5:50 PM	1.43 m
	High	8:46 PM	1.52 m
Sunday, December 13	Low	4:00 AM	0.85 m
	High	11:52 AM	2.20 m
	Low	7:14 PM	1.46 m
	High	8:17 PM	1.46 m
Monday, December 14	Low	4:21 AM	0.98 m
Monday, December 14	High	12:48 PM	2.13 m
Tuesday, December 15	Low	4:46 AM	1.12 m
	High	1:57 PM	2.10 m
	Low	11:09 PM	1.25 m
Wednesday, December 16	High	4:09 AM	1.29 m
	Low	6:02 AM	1.29 m
	High	3:07 PM	2.09 m
	Low	10:59 PM	1.13 m
Thursday, December 17	High	5:10 AM	1.49 m
	Low	8:59 AM	1.41 m
	High	4:00 PM	2.09 m
	Low	11:14 PM	0.98 m
Friday, December 18	High	5:40 AM	1.73 m
	Low	10:49 AM	1.39 m
	High	4:43 PM	2.09 m
	Low	11:35 PM	0.81 m
Saturday, December 19	High	6:11 AM	1.99 m
	Low	11:50 AM	1.31 m
	High	5:24 PM	2.09 m
Sunday, December 20	Low	12:02 AM	0.61 m
	High	6:44 AM	2.26 m
	Low	12:40 PM	1.21 m
	High	6:04 PM	2.09 m
Monday, December 21	Low	12:34 AM	0.42 m
	High	7:20 AM	2.51 m
	Low	1:27 PM	1.09 m
	High	6:47 PM	2.10 m
Tuesday, December 22	Low	1:10 AM	0.25 m
	High	7:59 AM	2.73 m
	Low	2:13 PM	0.99 m
	High	7:30 PM	2.11 m
Wednesday, December 23	Low	1:50 AM	0.12 m
	High	8:40 AM	2.89 m
	Low	3:00 PM	0.91 m
	High	8:15 PM	2.10 m
Thursday, December 24	Low	2:33 AM	0.07 m
	High	9:24 AM	2.97 m
	Low	3:47 PM	0.89 m
	High	9:02 PM	2.06 m
Friday, December 25	Low	3:17 AM	0.10 m
	High	10:10 AM	2.96 m
	Low	4:39 PM	0.92 m
	High	9:51 PM	1.99 m
Saturday, December 26	Low	4:04 AM	0.22 m
	High	11:00 AM	2.87 m
	Low	5:34 PM	0.98 m
	High	10:44 PM	1.88 m
Sunday, December 27	Low	4:53 AM	0.42 m
	High	11:55 AM	2.72 m
	Low	6:39 PM	1.05 m
	High	11:44 PM	1.76 m
Monday, December 28	Low	5:46 AM	0.69 m
	High	12:56 PM	2.53 m
	Low	7:59 PM	1.07 m
Tuesday, December 29	High	1:08 AM	1.65 m
	Low	6:50 AM	0.99 m
	High	2:08 PM	2.35 m
	Low	9:24 PM	1.02 m
Wednesday, December 30	High	3:15 AM	1.68 m
	Low	8:30 AM	1.25 m
	High	3:23 PM	2.19 m
	Low	10:29 PM	0.92 m
Thursday, December 31	High	4:59 AM	1.87 m
	Low	10:27 AM	1.36 m
	High	4:28 PM	2.05 m
	Low	11:17 PM	0.81 m
Friday, January 1	High	6:04 AM	2.09 m
	Low	11:51 AM	1.36 m
	High	5:20 PM	1.94 m
	Low	11:55 PM	0.73 m
Saturday, January 2	High	6:50 AM	2.28 m
	Low	12:54 PM	1.31 m
	High	6:03 PM	1.85 m
Sunday, January 3	Low	12:27 AM	0.65 m
	High	7:24 AM	2.42 m
	Low	1:40 PM	1.27 m
	High	6:39 PM	1.79 m
Monday, January 4	Low	12:57 AM	0.60 m
	High	7:52 AM	2.51 m
	Low	2:14 PM	1.23 m
	High	7:11 PM	1.76 m
Tuesday, January 5	Low	1:25 AM	0.56 m
	High	8:18 AM	2.57 m
	Low	2:42 PM	1.20 m
	High	7:40 PM	1.76 m
Wednesday, January 6	Low	1:52 AM	0.53 m
	High	8:44 AM	2.59 m
	Low	3:07 PM	1.19 m
	High	8:07 PM	1.77 m
Thursday, January 7	Low	2:20 AM	0.53 m
	High	9:10 AM	2.59 m
	Low	3:32 PM	1.19 m
	High	8:32 PM	1.79 m
Friday, January 8	Low	2:46 AM	0.54 m
	High	9:38 AM	2.57 m
	Low	3:58 PM	1.21 m
	High	8:55 PM	1.79 m
Saturday, January 9	Low	3:12 AM	0.58 m
	High	10:05 AM	2.53 m
	Low	4:26 PM	1.24 m
	High	9:16 PM	1.77 m
Sunday, January 10	Low	3:35 AM	0.65 m
	High	10:34 AM	2.47 m
	Low	4:57 PM	1.28 m
	High	9:37 PM	1.73 m
Monday, January 11	Low	3:55 AM	0.76 m
	High	11:02 AM	2.40 m
	Low	5:33 PM	1.31 m
	High	10:02 PM	1.67 m
Tuesday, January 12	Low	4:14 AM	0.90 m
	High	11:32 AM	2.30 m
	Low	6:16 PM	1.33 m
	High	10:37 PM	1.58 m
Wednesday, January 13	Low	4:32 AM	1.07 m
	High	12:05 PM	2.19 m
	Low	7:14 PM	1.32 m
	High	11:47 PM	1.49 m
Thursday, January 14	Low	4:49 AM	1.29 m
	High	12:47 PM	2.06 m
	Low	8:48 PM	1.26 m

This water today

Sunrise is 5:51 AM, 18 minutes before the high at 6:09 AM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dawn. The tide at Cooktown is rising toward a high of 2.1 m at 4:46 PM. The highest tide in this 90-day table is 3.0 ft on Thursday, December 24, in 68 days. That peak falls on the full moon, which is the king tide in this window.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Cooktown. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the MET Norway forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing crescent, about 32% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:51 AM and sunset is 6:18 PM. The tides are a low of 1.1 m at 1:47 AM and a high of 2.1 m at 4:46 PM. The high at 4:46 PM is 92 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 29°C, wind 14 kn SE.

Sunday

The moon is a first quarter, about 43% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 5:50 AM and sunset is 6:18 PM. The tides are a low of 1.0 m at 12:59 AM, a high of 1.4 m at 6:09 AM, a low of 1.2 m at 10:07 AM, and a high of 2.2 m at 5:14 PM. The high at 5:14 PM is 64 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 28°C, wind 14 kn E.

Monday

The moon is a first quarter, about 53% lit, so the highs run smaller. Sunrise is 5:50 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a low of 1.0 m at 12:37 AM, a high of 1.5 m at 5:55 AM, a low of 1.1 m at 10:54 AM, and a high of 2.3 m at 5:38 PM. The high at 5:38 PM is 41 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 28°C, wind 17 kn SE.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 64% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:49 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a low of 1.0 m at 12:30 AM, a high of 1.6 m at 6:00 AM, a low of 1.0 m at 11:28 AM, and a high of 2.4 m at 5:59 PM. The high at 5:59 PM is 20 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 27°C, wind 17 kn SE.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 74% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:49 AM and sunset is 6:19 PM. The tides are a low of 0.9 m at 12:35 AM, a high of 1.8 m at 6:15 AM, a low of 0.9 m at 11:57 AM, and a high of 2.4 m at 6:20 PM. The high at 6:20 PM is 1 minute after sunset. The forecast is Rain, 27°C, wind 12 kn SE.

Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

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Sun and moon

First light: 4:37 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 5:03 AM
Dawn: 5:28 AM
Blue hour, morning: 5:28 AM to 5:37 AM
Golden hour, morning: 5:37 AM to 6:19 AM
Sunrise: 5:50 AM
Solar noon: 12:04 PM
Golden hour, evening: 5:50 PM to 6:32 PM
Sunset: 6:19 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:32 PM to 6:41 PM
Dusk: 6:41 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:06 PM
Last light: 7:32 PM
Day length: 12 hours 29 minutes
Moon: First Quarter, about 35% lit
Moonrise: 10:30 AM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

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Hart-Davis, Michael; Dettmering, Denise; Seitz, Florian (2025). TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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