Hobart tide times

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.

Conditions as of 09:00 local time. Refreshes daily.

Predictions: Open-Meteo Marine (MeteoFrance SMOC, 0.08° grid) — heights relative to MSL (not chart datum / LAT). Model-derived. · Not for navigation.

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.

Next spring tide on Fri 08 May (range 0.9m). Next neap on Sun 10 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.

Hobart sits at the foot of kunanyi (Mount Wellington, 1271 m) at the head of the Derwent Estuary on southern Tasmania. The city has a working waterfront at Sullivan's Cove, where the Salamanca Market runs on Saturday mornings alongside the Georgian sandstone warehouses. Tidal pattern in the Derwent is semidiurnal with a mean spring range of about 1.2 metres — modest, but enough to expose the mudflat margins of the estuary and affect small-boat navigation in the upper reaches. The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race arrives here each Boxing Day (26 December), ending at Constitution Dock in Sullivan's Cove after the 1170-kilometre passage from Sydney Harbour. This is one of the world's most demanding offshore races; the Bass Strait crossing produces brutal conditions in many years. The finish is a major public event — fleets of spectator boats fill the Derwent and crowds line the waterfront for days as boats continue to arrive. Abalone diving is a significant activity around the southern Tasmanian coast. The cold, clear Southern Ocean water supports dense populations of blacklip and greenlip abalone. Recreational abalone fishing has a strict bag limit (typically 2 per person per day) and size limit; the commercial fishery is one of the most valuable per-kilogram fisheries in Australia. Shore diving from the Tasman Peninsula (90 minutes from Hobart) puts divers in water with excellent visibility (15 to 25 metres), giant crayfish (Tasmanian rock lobster), and large fish populations. The Tasman Peninsula to the south of Hobart combines the highest sea cliffs in the Southern Hemisphere (Cape Raoul and Tasman Arch at 300+ metres) with historic Port Arthur convict site. The Three Capes Track, a 4-day walk managed by the Tasmania Parks Service, accesses the cape headlands via a dedicated hut system. All three capes involve cliff-top walking above the Southern Ocean at elevations of 200 to 300 metres. For kayakers and small-boat sailors, the Derwent Estuary provides protected water with scenic surroundings. The estuary narrows above New Norfolk (40 km inland) and the tidal limit is well above the city. MAST (Marine and Safety Tasmania) manages waterway use. Predictions on this page come from Open-Meteo Marine, a gridded global ocean model. Accuracy is typically within plus or minus 45 minutes on timing and 0.2 to 0.3 metres on height — model-derived, not from a local gauge. For authoritative Australian tide data, consult the Australian Bureau of Meteorology at bom.gov.au.