Tide times at Middleton Beach
Tide now — water falling, 1 h 11 m to next low (5:30 pm)
Today's high and low tides at Middleton Beach
| Today | Time | Height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| High | 1:02 am | 0.65 |
| 9:15 am | -0.31 | |
| High | 12:58 pm | 0.16 |
| 5:30 pm | -0.49 |
Sun, moon and bite times at Middleton Beach today
- ↑ 6:35 am · ↓ 7:28 pm
- ↑ 7:33 am · ↓ 10:15 pm
- New · 3%
- 15.9°C
- 1.8 m @ 9 s SW
- 5:30 am–8:00 am
Sea-level curve · today
Swell · next 7 days at Middleton Beach
| Day | Max swell | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct Today | 1.8 m | 9 s | SW |
| Wed 14 Oct | 1.6 m | 9 s | SW |
| Thu 15 Oct | 1.2 m | 9 s | S |
| Fri 16 Oct | 0.7 m | 8 s | S |
| Sat 17 Oct | 0.5 m | 8 s | S |
| Sun 18 Oct | 0.4 m | 12 s | SW |
| Mon 19 Oct | 0.6 m | 11 s | SW |
Next 14 days at Middleton Beach
| Day | 1st High | 1st Low | Range (m) | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct Today | 1:02 am (0.65 m) | 9:15 am (-0.31 m) | 1.14 | |
| Wed 14 Oct | 1:30 am (0.56 m) | 9:40 am (-0.39 m) | 1.14 | |
| Thu 15 Oct | 2:03 am (0.48 m) | 10:00 am (-0.31 m) | 1.03 | |
| Fri 16 Oct | 2:42 am (0.46 m) | 10:30 am (-0.17 m) | 1.0 | |
| Sat 17 Oct | 3:15 am (0.34 m) | 9:30 am (-0.11 m) | 0.8 | |
| Sun 18 Oct | 3:47 am (0.26 m) | 9:50 am (-0.05 m) | 0.69 | |
| Mon 19 Oct | 5:30 am (0.13 m) | 10:06 am (-0.0 m) | 0.4 | |
| Tue 20 Oct | 3:30 am (0.1 m) | 11:15 am (0.13 m) | 0.39 | |
| Wed 21 Oct | 3:00 am (0.12 m) | 5:15 am (0.06 m) | 0.4 | |
| Thu 22 Oct | 3:30 am (0.13 m) | 12:45 am (0.05 m) | 0.11 | |
| Fri 23 Oct | — | — | — | |
| Sat 24 Oct | — | — | — | |
| Sun 25 Oct | — | — | — | |
| Mon 26 Oct | — | — | — |
About Middleton Beach
Tide character & fortnight outlook
Today's tides at Middleton Beach sit in the spring band — peak-to-trough range about 1.14 m (moon 3% illuminated).
Across the next 7 days at Middleton Beach, the average peak-to-trough tide range is about 0.89 m. The biggest swing this week falls on Tuesday (~1.14 m).
Across the next fortnight, the biggest spring tides at Middleton Beach peak around Tuesday 13 Oct at about 1.14 m (around the new moon), and the smallest neap tides fall around Thursday 22 Oct at about 0.11 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, yelloweye mullet, gummy shark, and australian herring (tommy ruff).
Tide questions, answered
- What time is high tide at Middleton Beach today?
- Today's high tides at Middleton Beach are at 1:02 am and 12:58 pm.
- What time is low tide at Middleton Beach today?
- Today's low tides at Middleton Beach are at 9:15 am and 5:30 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 1.14 m (moon 3% 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 am–8:00 am.