Tides

A look at the tides in key locations

It will be easier if you travel with the gentle tidal flow in the lower section, but it shouldn't affect your trip too much up past Tewantin. Tidal peak flows are likely to be around 2 - 3 kph though could be as high as 4.5 kph near the mouth during spring tides.

The tidal heights seen at the Noosa Head are about the same as those seen at the mouth directly affect the height of the lower sections of the river, with an average difference of 1.07 m between low and high tides. Lake Cootharaba and Cooroibah are about 2 m above sea level, so these will likely have minimal tidal effect outside of spring tides and storm surges.

Tide Table

Tidal info for Noosa River Entrance

HAT

2.30 m

MSL

1.16 m

MHWS

1.80 m

MHWN

1.50 m

MLWN

0.70 m

MLWS

0.40 m

November

20

Wed

04:11

0.50 m

11:09

1.93 m

18:09

0.67 m

23:23

1.22 m

November

21

Thu

05:04

0.61 m

12:03

1.82 m

19:11

0.70 m

November

22

Fri

00:30

1.20 m

06:11

0.71 m

13:03

1.72 m

20:08

0.70 m

November

23

Sat

01:57

1.22 m

07:31

0.79 m

14:04

1.65 m

21:00

0.69 m

Tides for selected locations on the Noosa River for Wednesday, 20th November

Sandy Cove

05:01

0.50 m

11:31

1.93 m

18:59

0.67 m

23:45

1.22 m

Weyba Creek

05:44

0.50 m

11:47

1.93 m

19:42

0.67 m

Noosa Waters

05:53

0.50 m

12:02

1.93 m

19:51

0.67 m

Lake Doonella

05:57

0.50 m

12:09

1.93 m

19:55

0.67 m

Tide predictions are estimates only. The tidal datum is for Noosa Head. Tide predictions are calculated from Noosa Head with times adjusted by 0 minutes for low tide and 1 minutes for high tide. Other locations use a similar offset calculation.
Please refer to the Bureau of Meteorology and Australian National Tide Tables for official tidal information.
© Commonwealth of Australia

Tidal Ranges

The Spring tidal ranges seen for various locations measured from the Mean High Water Mark (MHWM) are:

Laguna Bay

1.74 m

Munna Point

0.76 m

Tewantin

0.60 m

Lake Cooroibah

0.33 m

Lake Cootharaba

0.15 m

LAT Depths

An indication of approximate depths at Lowest Astronomical Tides (LAT) are:

Flood Flows

Being tidal, the flow usually isn't a factor in any trips, but the 1992 floods provide an indication of what to expect in a major flood event on the river in relation to height above sea level (mAHD) and the flood Average Return Interval (ARI).