Hinchinbrook Channel fishing forecast & tide times

Conditions at Hinchinbrook Channel

Wind is BLEND‑NQ, ReefNav’s own blend of six global models, bias‑corrected against nearby weather stations.

Tide times near Hinchinbrook Channel

Official high and low tide predictions for Hinchinbrook Channel, taken from the Bureau of Meteorology gauge 13 nm away at Cardwell — the nearest to this spot. Heights are metres above LOWEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.

Tide predictions © Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology; published by The State of Queensland (Department of Transport and Main Roads).

Reefs and cays within reach

• Kelso Reef45 nm
• John Brewer Reef51 nm
• Howie Reef60 nm
• Maori Reef78 nm
• Hervey Shoals83 nm
• Sudbury Reef83 nm

Nearby forecasts

• Lucinda fishing forecast 12 nm
• Cardwell fishing forecast 12 nm
• Orpheus Island fishing forecast 22 nm
• Bedarra Island fishing forecast 23 nm
• Family Islands fishing forecast 24 nm
• All Queensland reef coast forecasts

Marine Park zoning at Hinchinbrook Channel

Most of this coast sits inside the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and the zone you are in decides whether you can fish, and how. Green (Marine National Park) zones are no‑take. Yellow (Conservation Park) zones allow limited line fishing. Dark blue (Habitat Protection) zones allow fishing but no trawling or netting.

See the zoning around Hinchinbrook Channel on the reef chart →