Launceston tides today
- Tide now 3.9 ft ↓ falling · low 9:14 am (2.9 ft)
- Best time to fish 2:40–3:50 pm average day · 6/10
- Wind · air 3 mph · 53 °F from the N, gusts 7 · mainly clear
- Sun 6:02 am–7:49 pm 13 h 47 min of daylight
- Moon 89% · 11:56 pm waning gibbous · rises at 11:56 pm
- Pressure 30.13 inHg rising · steady tomorrow
- Coefficient 82 average coefficient · spring tides Oct 27–29
- Major solunar period 2:43–4:43 pm today's activity: medium
Today in Launceston there are high tides at 2:59 am (10.5 ft) and 2:54 pm (10.5 ft) and low tides at 9:14 am and 9:36 pm. Tide coefficient 82. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 9:14 am. The sun rises at 6:02 am and sets at 7:49 pm: 13 h 47 min of daylight. The moon is 89% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 11:56 pm. Major solunar periods run from 2:10 am to 4:10 am and from 2:43 pm to 4:43 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. There's a light air from the north (3 mph). Mainly clear, 53 °F.
Fishing in Launceston today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- High tide at 2:54 pm, coefficient 82
- Major period 2:43–4:43 pm
- Rising pressure (+0.24 inHg in 24 h) and light onshore wind (10 mph)
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 82 (average tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 2:40 pm to 3:50 pm, combines the 2:54 pm high tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 2:10 am to 4:00 am, with the 2:59 am high tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze, though with rising pressure.
Species with the most records nearby: bluefish, tope shark and shortfin mako. What you can catch
Tides in Launceston
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ High tide 2:59 am 10.5 ft · coef. 80
- ▼ Next low tide 9:14 am 2.9 ft
- ▲ High tide 2:54 pm 10.5 ft · coef. 82
- ▼ Low tide 9:36 pm 0.7 ft
↓ Falling The tide is falling. 1 h 22 min to low tide at 9:14 am.
Tide coefficient 80 for the 2:59 am high tide and 82 for the 2:54 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 9.8 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on May 21 (11.0 ft) and the lowest, on November 28 (0.2 ft).
Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month come from October 30 to 31 (coefficient 88, 10.5 ft range). The smallest, from October 22 to 24 (coefficient 57, 6.4 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Thu 29 | 6:02 am · 7:49 pm | High tide 2:59 am · 10.5 ft | Low tide 9:14 am · 2.9 ft | High tide 2:54 pm · 10.5 ft | Low tide 9:36 pm · 0.7 ft | Coef. 82 | 89% | Major periods 2:10 am · 2:43 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 6:01 am · 7:50 pm | High tide 3:52 am · 10.8 ft | Low tide 10:07 am · 2.7 ft | High tide 3:46 pm · 10.7 ft | Low tide 10:28 pm · 0.4 ft | Coef. 86 | 80% | Major periods 3:15 am · 3:47 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 6:00 am · 7:51 pm | High tide 4:43 am · 10.9 ft | Low tide 10:58 am · 2.6 ft | High tide 4:38 pm · 10.7 ft | Low tide 11:19 pm · 0.4 ft | Coef. 88 | 70% | Major periods 4:19 am · 4:50 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 5:58 am · 7:52 pm | High tide 5:31 am · 10.8 ft | Low tide 11:49 am · 2.5 ft | High tide 5:28 pm · 10.7 ft | — | Coef. 87 | 59% | Major periods 5:20 am · 5:48 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 5:57 am · 7:54 pm | Low tide 12:10 am · 0.6 ft | High tide 6:18 am · 10.7 ft | Low tide 12:39 pm · 2.5 ft | High tide 6:20 pm · 10.5 ft | Coef. 85 | Last quarter | Major periods 6:16 am · 6:42 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 5:56 am · 7:55 pm | Low tide 1:00 am · 1.0 ft | High tide 7:05 am · 10.5 ft | Low tide 1:30 pm · 2.5 ft | High tide 7:12 pm · 10.3 ft | Coef. 81 | 37% | Major periods 7:07 am · 7:31 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 5:55 am · 7:56 pm | Low tide 1:51 am · 1.5 ft | High tide 7:52 am · 10.3 ft | Low tide 2:23 pm · 2.5 ft | High tide 8:07 pm · 10.0 ft | Coef. 77 | 27% | Major periods 7:54 am · 8:17 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Launceston has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Georgetown (TICON-4), 28 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data
The sea at Launceston
Sea state
The wave model doesn't reach Launceston: it's on inland water (an estuary, sound or sheltered bay) or far from the open sea. Wind is still available right here.
Wind on the coast and offshore
The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.
Cross-shore wind. The coast faces west and the wind blows along the shore: drift and current run parallel to the beach.
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:52 am (local time).
Weather in Launceston
Now in Launceston
- Low / high
- 47 / 70 °F
- Rain
- 0.00 in · 0%
- Clouds
- 47%
- Humidity
- 73%
- Dew pointDew point
- 44 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 1 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 17
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Rising now (+0.06 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.42 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Partly cloudy | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Clear sky | Clear |
| Temperature | 49° | 48° | 48° | 56° | 64° | 70° | 66° | 57° |
| Wind (mph) | 6 WNW | 4 WNW | 3 N | 3 NNW | 5 WNW | 10 WNW | 10 WNW | 7 NNW |
| Gusts | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 15 |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 9:00 am 56° 3 NNW
- 12:00 pm 64° 5 WNW
- 3:00 pm 70° 10 WNW
- 6:00 pm 66° 10 WNW
- 9:00 pm 57° 7 NNW
- 12:00 am 51° 5 NNE
- 3:00 am 47° 2 NNE
- 6:00 am 49° 0 S
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 29 | 47 / 70 °F | 11 mph NW | 2:59 am · 2:54 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 47 / 72 °F | 12 mph NNW | 3:52 am · 3:46 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 49 / 64 °F | 16 mph NNW | 4:43 am · 4:38 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 49 / 65 °F | 10 mph NW | 5:31 am · 5:28 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 43 / 67 °F | 8 mph NW | 6:18 am · 6:20 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 50 / 68 °F | 9 mph SSE | 7:05 am · 7:12 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 51 / 66 °F | 11 mph NNW | 7:52 am · 8:07 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 52 / 67 °F | 11 mph SE | 8:41 am · 9:05 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 47 / 65 °F | 12 mph NNW | 9:33 am · 10:07 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 47 / 61 °F | 11 mph W | 10:27 am · 11:12 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 42 / 63 °F | 10 mph NNW | 11:23 am | |
| Mon 9 | 49 / 73 °F | 16 mph NNW | 12:16 am · 12:18 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 54 / 72 °F | 11 mph N | 1:16 am · 1:11 pm | |
| Wed 11 | 52 / 64 °F | 13 mph NNW | 2:09 am · 2:00 pm |
- Fri 30 Overcast 47° / 72° 12 mph
- Sat 31 Light rain 49° / 64° 16 mph
- Sun 1 Light drizzle 49° / 65° 10 mph
- Mon 2 Overcast 43° / 67° 8 mph
- Tue 3 Heavy drizzle 50° / 68° 9 mph
- Wed 4 Light drizzle 51° / 66° 11 mph
- Thu 5 Overcast 52° / 67° 11 mph
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about temperature today. See the models →
- Outlook The next few weeks look normal for the time of year. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, warmer than normal for late October (+3.2 °F; normal high: 67 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:52 am (local time).
The sun in Launceston
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 4:57 am
- Full dark 8:54 pm
- Civil dawn 5:33 am
- Civil dusk 8:18 pm
- Solar noon 12:55 pm (62° high)
- Daylight 13 h 47 min (+3 min)
- Evening golden hour 7:11 pm
- Full dark 8:54 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,345,451 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Launceston
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,459 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 2:10–4:10 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:43–4:43 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 7:03–8:03 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 11:26 pm–12:26 am Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 7:29 amNov 2 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 6:03 pmNov 9 in 11 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 10:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
- Full moon Wed, Nov 25 · 1:54 amNov 25 in 27 days
Perigee on October 29, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 27 to 29: they will be stronger than usual.
Where to fish in Launceston
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
Map: OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Park Street Boat Ramp 0.2 mi
- Tailrace Ramp 1.6 mi
- Boat ramp 1.9 mi
- Boat ramp 2.9 mi
- Boat ramp 6.3 mi
- Launceston Seaport 0.4 mi
- essential Flyfisher 0.2 mi
- Trophy Trout Lures and Fly Fishing 1.4 mi
- Sherriff Fishing & Outdoor 2.2 mi
Within 9.3 mi. A spot may be missing or closed. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap
Spots: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps.
Tides near LauncestonTides nearby
- Launceston city centre0.4 mi
- West Launceston0.9 mi
- South Launceston1.3 mi
- Invermay1.3 mi
- Newstead1.4 mi
- Trevallyn1.6 mi
- Summerhill2.0 mi
- Mowbray2.6 mi
- Newnham3.6 mi
- Legana6.8 mi
Launceston at a glance
- Town or city of about 90,953 people. Coordinates: 41.439° S, 147.135° E.
- It is 100 mi north of Hobart, the main place in Tasmania. The sun rises 3 min later and sets 2 min earlier than in Hobart.
- The nearest tide station, Georgetown, is 28 mi to the northwest.
- Its coast faces west.
- Beaches and harbors nearby: Kings Wharf (1.5 mi).
Questions about LauncestonQuestions
What time is high tide today in Launceston?
Today in Launceston there are high tides at 2:59 am (10.5 ft) and 2:54 pm (10.5 ft) and low tides at 9:14 am and 9:36 pm. Tide coefficient 82.
What time is sunset today in Launceston?
At 7:49 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 8:18 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Launceston?
At 6:01 am. First light comes at 4:55 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 89% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 6:03 pm.
When are the next spring tides?
From October 27 to 29, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 2:10–4:10 am, Minor 7:03–8:03 am, Major 2:43–4:43 pm, Minor 11:26 pm–12:26 am. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Launceston?
Partly cloudy, from 47 °F to 70 °F, with a light air from the north (3 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.
When is the best time to visit Launceston?
The best time to visit Launceston is from December to March: highs of 72 °F to 76 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: Georgetown station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).