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)

Fri 23 Oct 2026 · Australia/Perth

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📍 Middleton Beach (Albany)

waxing gibbous · 90%

Weather: Cloudy Wind: SE 127° · 7 km/h Swell: 2.4 m @ 10 s SW Water: 17.5 °C Pressure: 1024.0 hPa ↓ falling Faces south-east · Offshore: W, NW, N · Onshore: E, SE, S · Forecast wind: onshore

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Medium Fish Activity

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At the day's peak · 5:00 am

Solunar Between windows

Time of day Dawn

Tide Moving

Wind SW 10 km/h

Moon waxing gibbous all day

Water temp 17.5 °C all day

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Activity Forecast

Day Timeline

Major Minor Tide Twilight

First light 4:50 am Last light 6:55 pm

Low 3:30 am High 9:20 am Low 3:00 pm High 9:48 pm

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Feeding Windows

Best times to fish based on activity score.

Peak

3:00 am → 6:30 am

3h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

9:00 am → 11:00 am

Good

9:30 pm → 10:30 pm

First light

4:50 am

Last light

6:55 pm

Sunrise

5:16 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Moonrise

3:32 pm

Moonset

3:20 am

Low tide

3:30 am

High tide

9:20 am

Low tide

3:00 pm

High tide

9:48 pm

Hourly Wind

High Bite Hours Highlighted

12am

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233°

12 km/h

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13°

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229°

11 km/h

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13°

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224°

11 km/h

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13°

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219°

10 km/h

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13°

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214°

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13°

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208°

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13°

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201°

9 km/h

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14°

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193°

9 km/h

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14°

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185°

8 km/h

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14°

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174°

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14°

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161°

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143°

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127°

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91°

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67°

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Hourly Swell

Easing 2.7 → 2.0 m SW

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2.7 m

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2am

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4am

2.6 m

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2.6 m

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6am

2.6 m

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7am

2.5 m

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2.5 m

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2.4 m

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2.3 m

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2.3 m

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11pm

2.0 m

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Water Temp (°C)

↘ cooling — down 0.4° over the last 3 days

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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Tue

27 Oct

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Wed

28 Oct

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Thu

29 Oct

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 7 km/h SE (127°).

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

3:00 am → 6:30 am

3h 30m

Good

6:00 pm → 8:00 pm

Good

9:00 am → 11:00 am

Good

9:30 pm → 10:30 pm

First light

4:50 am

Last light

6:55 pm

Sunrise

5:16 am

Sunset

6:29 pm

Moonrise

3:32 pm

Moonset

3:20 am

Low tide

3:30 am

High tide

9:20 am

Low tide

3:00 pm

High tide

9:48 pm

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