ðə tˈɔɹənt bˈeɪ ˈɛstjuːˌɛɹi kæn ˈiːðɚ biː kɹˈɔst wɪðˌɪn tˈuː ˈaʊɚz ˈiːðɚ sˈaɪd ʌv lˈoʊ tˈaɪd, ɔːɹ ɹˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɐn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv hˈaɪ tˈaɪd tɹˈæk θɹuː ðə bˈʊʃ ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə bˈeɪ, lˈɛŋθənɪŋ ðə dˈɪstəns baɪ θɹˈiː kˌeɪˈɛm.
The Torrent Bay estuary can either be crossed within 2 hours either side of low tide, or rounded by an alternative high tide track through the bush around the bay, lengthening the distance by 3 km.