Whitehaven Beach fishing forecast & tide times
Whitehaven Beach is an island on the Queensland reef coast at 20.283° S, 149.033° 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 Whitehaven Beach
Official high and low tide predictions for Whitehaven Beach, taken from the Bureau of Meteorology gauge 14 nm away at Shute Harbour — 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
- Bait Reef30 nm
- Hardy Reef34 nm
- Creal Reef79 nm
- John Brewer Reef150 nm
- Kelso Reef161 nm
- Gannett Cay218 nm
Nearby forecasts
Marine Park zoning at Whitehaven Beach
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.