Townsville fishing forecast & tide times
Townsville is a harbour on the Queensland reef coast at 19.248° S, 146.766° E. Wind, sea and tide times below, and the live map one tap away.
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Wind is BLEND‑NQ, ReefNav’s own blend of six global models, bias‑corrected against nearby weather stations.
Tide times near Townsville
Official high and low tide predictions for Townsville, taken from the Bureau of Meteorology gauge 4 nm away at Townsville Pumphouse — the nearest to this spot. Heights are metres above LOWEST ASTRONOMICAL TIDE.
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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
- John Brewer Reef40 nm
- Kelso Reef50 nm
- Howie Reef113 nm
- Maori Reef131 nm
- Hervey Shoals134 nm
- Bait Reef134 nm
Nearby forecasts
Marine Park zoning at Townsville
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.