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

September

17

Tue

01:11

0.32 m

06:58

1.70 m

13:02

0.24 m

19:25

2.16 m

September

18

Wed

01:50

0.20 m

07:46

1.83 m

13:51

0.19 m

20:09

2.13 m

September

19

Thu

02:30

0.14 m

08:35

1.92 m

14:41

0.23 m

20:53

2.01 m

September

20

Fri

03:10

0.14 m

09:23

1.96 m

15:31

0.33 m

21:34

1.83 m

Tides for selected locations on the Noosa River for Tuesday, 17th September

Sandy Cove

02:01

0.32 m

07:20

1.70 m

13:52

0.24 m

19:47

2.16 m

Weyba Creek

02:44

0.32 m

07:36

1.70 m

14:35

0.24 m

20:03

2.16 m

Noosa Waters

02:53

0.32 m

07:51

1.70 m

14:44

0.24 m

20:18

2.16 m

Lake Doonella

02:57

0.32 m

07:58

1.70 m

14:48

0.24 m

20:25

2.16 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).