Tides
The Queensland Tide Tables is a complete package of boating safety information and practical tips to make your time on Queensland's waterways safe and enjoyable. The Queensland Tide Tables has five sections:- Agency contact details for Maritime Safety Queensland, Queensland Water Police, Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol, and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
- Tidal predictions for Queensland standard ports* as well as instructions for calculating tides at many other intermediate locations, plus the sun and moon rise and set tables, moon phases and locations of standard ports (PDF**, 296KB).
- Public ramp, jetty and pontoon listing that is separated into coastal (tidal) and freshwater impoundment facilities.
- Boating safety information on licensing and registration, safety equipment table, water limit maps, marine radio communications and volunteer rescue stations listing, ship navigation areas guide, and sewage discharge requirements.
- Fish and Crab Guide outlining rules and regulations, fishing permits and size/take/possession limits.
Queensland Tide Tables are available from selected newsagents, marine chandlery stores, Maritime Safety Queensland regional offices and Department of Transport and Main Roads customer service centres.
To order large numbers of the Queensland Tide Tables, or if you have a question about ordering at wholesale rates, please contact the Marketing and Education Unit on +61 7 3120 7489z.
Useful links:
Queensland weather* — Bureau of Meteorology
Recorded wave conditions — Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Updated three times each day. Displays the previous 48 hours.
Tide recordings, predictions and residuals — Environmental Protection Agency. Updated daily at 0500 hours AEST. Displays the previous two days.
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Last updated 09 November 2009
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