When is salmon season at Middleton Beach?

February through April, caught off both the sand and the rock section reached from the second car park. Watch for diving birds and dark patches in the water rather than casting blind — finding the school matters far more than the lure you throw at it. Australian salmon have a 300mm minimum size and a bag limit of 4.

Can you fish off the Ellen Cove jetty?

Yes, and it is the easiest fishing on this beach. Small baits under a float take herring and garfish, and the jetty lights make it a genuinely good spot for southern calamari after dark. It is a short flat walk from sealed parking, which makes it the most accessible fishing position at Middleton Beach.

Is Middleton Beach fishable in winter?

Yes, more so than most of the Albany coast. The beach faces east into King George Sound, so it is sheltered from the southerly and south-westerly swell that shuts down the open south-facing coast in winter. Strong easterlies are the wind that spoils it. Squid and herring carry the colder months.

Is Middleton Beach safe for families?

The sand and the Ellen Cove jetty are — it is a patrolled town beach in season with cafés, toilets and sealed parking. The rock section from the second car park is not a family proposition: wet granite, unpredictable wash and the usual south-coast risks. Keep casts clear of flagged swimming areas.

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Middleton Beach (Albany)

Tue 20 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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Weather: Cloudy Wind: NW 302° · 17 km/h Swell: 1.7 m @ 9 s SW Water: 17.9 °C Pressure: 1016.5 hPa ↓ falling Faces south-east · Offshore: W, NW, N · Onshore: E, SE, S · Forecast wind: offshore

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High Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 7:00 pm

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Time of day Dusk

Tide Moving

Wind SW 10 km/h

Moon first quarter all day

Water temp 17.9 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 4:54 am Last light 6:52 pm

High 1:00 am High 4:00 am High 7:00 am Low 3:00 pm High 11:00 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 8:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

4:00 am → 8:30 am

4h 30m

Good

1:30 am → 2:00 am

30m

First light

4:54 am

Last light

6:52 pm

Sunrise

5:19 am

Sunset

6:27 pm

Moonrise

12:28 pm

Moonset

1:56 am

High tide

1:00 am

High tide

4:00 am

High tide

7:00 am

Low tide

3:00 pm

High tide

11:00 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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10°

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345°

8 km/h

1am

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10°

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330°

8 km/h

2am

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10°

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325°

11 km/h

3am

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10°

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321°

12 km/h

4am

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10°

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325°

13 km/h

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10°

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325°

13 km/h

6am

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11°

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327°

13 km/h

7am

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13°

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328°

13 km/h

8am

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16°

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320°

16 km/h

9am

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18°

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313°

17 km/h

10am

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19°

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305°

17 km/h

11am

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20°

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299°

18 km/h

12pm

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22°

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302°

17 km/h

1pm

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23°

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309°

15 km/h

2pm

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23°

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308°

13 km/h

3pm

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23°

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281°

11 km/h

4pm

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21°

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240°

13 km/h

5pm

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19°

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225°

16 km/h

6pm

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18°

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224°

14 km/h

7pm

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16°

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237°

10 km/h

8pm

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15°

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264°

7 km/h

9pm

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14°

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294°

8 km/h

10pm

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14°

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314°

10 km/h

11pm

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14°

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322°

13 km/h

Hourly Swell

Steady ~1.7 m SW

12am

1.5 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

1am

1.5 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

2am

1.6 m

@ 8 s

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Moderate

3am

1.6 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

4am

1.6 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

5am

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

6am

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

7am

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

8am

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

9am

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

10am

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

11am

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

12pm

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

1pm

1.7 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

2pm

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

3pm

1.8 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

4pm

1.9 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

5pm

2.0 m

@ 9 s

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Moderate

6pm

2.0 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

7pm

2.1 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

8pm

2.1 m

@ 9 s

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Solid

9pm

2.0 m

@ 10 s

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Moderate

ground

10pm

1.8 m

@ 12 s

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Moderate

ground

11pm

1.7 m

@ 13 s

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Moderate

ground

Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.4° over the last 3 days

Sat

17 Oct

18.3°

Sun

18 Oct

18.2°

Mon

19 Oct

17.8°

Tue

20 Oct

17.9°

Wed

21 Oct

17.8°

Thu

22 Oct

17.4°

Fri

23 Oct

17.5°

Sat

24 Oct

17.6°

Sun

25 Oct

17.6°

Mon

26 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 17 km/h NW (302°).

Wind map data: ECMWF HRES (operational), updated every 6 hours. Not for navigation.

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

6:00 pm → 8:30 pm

2h 30m

Good

4:00 am → 8:30 am

4h 30m

Good

1:30 am → 2:00 am

30m

First light

4:54 am

Last light

6:52 pm

Sunrise

5:19 am

Sunset

6:27 pm

Moonrise

12:28 pm

Moonset

1:56 am

High tide

1:00 am

High tide

4:00 am

High tide

7:00 am

Low tide

3:00 pm

High tide

11:00 pm

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