Tide times at Middleton Beach
Today's high and low tides at Middleton Beach
| Today | Time | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| 3:23 am | -0.33 | |
| 6:50 am | -0.36 | |
| High | 11:48 am | 0.54 |
| 7:58 pm | -0.41 |
Sun, moon and bite times at Middleton Beach today
- ↑ 6:40 am · ↓ 5:52 pm
- ↑ 6:01 pm · ↓ 6:33 am
- Full · 100%
- 14.6°C
- 0.8 m @ 11 s SW
- 5:30 pm–7:00 pm
Sea-level curve · today
Swell · next 7 days at Middleton Beach
| Day | Max swell | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 28 Aug Today | 0.8 m | 11 s | SW |
| Sat 29 Aug | 0.8 m | 9 s | SW |
| Sun 30 Aug | 1.0 m | 10 s | SW |
| Mon 31 Aug | 1.1 m | 10 s | SW |
| Tue 1 Sep | 0.9 m | 11 s | SW |
| Wed 2 Sep | 1.8 m | 10 s | SW |
| Thu 3 Sep | 1.7 m | 10 s | SW |
Next 14 days at Middleton Beach
| Day | 1st High | 1st Low | Range (m) | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 28 Aug Today | 11:48 am (0.54 m) | 3:23 am (-0.33 m) | 0.95 | |
| Sat 29 Aug | 12:17 pm (0.42 m) | 4:30 am (-0.39 m) | 0.82 | |
| Sun 30 Aug | 12:44 pm (0.33 m) | 6:50 am (-0.47 m) | 0.8 | |
| Mon 31 Aug | 12:56 am (0.21 m) | 7:00 am (-0.45 m) | 0.72 | |
| Tue 1 Sep | 1:25 am (0.38 m) | 7:40 am (-0.22 m) | 0.67 | |
| Wed 2 Sep | 1:43 am (0.55 m) | 8:18 am (-0.06 m) | 0.8 | |
| Thu 3 Sep | 2:10 am (0.56 m) | 8:56 am (0.08 m) | 0.81 | |
| Fri 4 Sep | 2:23 am (0.51 m) | 9:42 am (0.14 m) | 0.79 | |
| Sat 5 Sep | 3:04 am (0.37 m) | 6:00 am (0.29 m) | 0.56 | |
| Sun 6 Sep | 4:30 am (0.15 m) | 7:18 pm (-0.35 m) | 0.66 | |
| Mon 7 Sep | 7:44 am (0.36 m) | — | 0.0 | |
| Tue 8 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Wed 9 Sep | — | — | — | |
| Thu 10 Sep | — | — | — |
About Middleton Beach
Tide character & fortnight outlook
Today's tides at Middleton Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.95 m (moon 100% illuminated).
Across the next 7 days at Middleton Beach, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.8 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Friday (~0.95 m).
Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Middleton Beach peak around Friday 28 Aug at about 0.95 m (around the full moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Monday 7 Sep at about 0.0 m.
Best tide state to fish Middleton Beach
This is full Southern Ocean exposure, so swell is the deciding factor — a moderate sea builds and shapes the gutters and fires the bite, but a big southerly swell turns the beach into a churned-up, dangerous wall of white water that is unfishable and unsafe. Light to moderate offshore or cross-shore winds (anything with north in it) clean the beach up and let you read the gutters; a hard onshore southerly blows it out. The two hours around high tide are the prime fishing window across the species, with dawn, dusk and the first of the dark the best light. After heavy weather the water colours up and the salmon bite drops until it clears.
What anglers target here
Anglers fishing Middleton Beach typically time sessions around the tide for australian salmon, mulloway (jewfish), yelloweye mullet, gummy shark, and australian herring.
Tide questions, answered
- What time is high tide at Middleton Beach today?
- Today's high tide at Middleton Beach is at 11:48 am.
- What time is low tide at Middleton Beach today?
- Today's low tides at Middleton Beach are at 3:23 am, 6:50 am, and 7:58 pm.
- Is Middleton Beach on a spring or neap tide this week?
- Today's tides at Middleton Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 0.95 m (moon 100% illuminated).
- When is the best tide to fish Middleton Beach?
- This is full Southern Ocean exposure, so swell is the deciding factor — a moderate sea builds and shapes the gutters and fires the bite, but a big southerly swell turns the beach into a churned-up, dangerous wall of white water that is unfishable and unsafe. Light to moderate offshore or cross-shore winds (anything with north in it) clean the beach up and let you read the gutters; a hard onshore southerly blows it out. The two hours around high tide are the prime fishing window across the species, with dawn, dusk and the first of the dark the best light. After heavy weather the water colours up and the salmon bite drops until it clears. Today's peak bite window runs 5:30 pm–7:00 pm.