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Tide times at Middleton Beach

Friday 28 August 2026 · Australia/Adelaide

Today's high and low tides at Middleton Beach

Today Time Height (m)
Low 3:23 am -0.33
Low 6:50 am -0.36
High 11:48 am 0.54
Low 7:58 pm -0.41

Sun, moon and bite times at Middleton Beach today

Sun
↑ 6:40 am · ↓ 5:52 pm
Moon
↑ 6:01 pm · ↓ 6:33 am
Moon phase
Full · 100%
Sea temp
14.6°C
Swell (max)
0.8 m @ 11 s SW
Best bite
5:30 pm–7:00 pm

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Sea-level curve · today

Scaled to today's range (datum is global mean sea level).

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

Open-ocean swell at the nearest offshore model cell — expect less of it inside protected water.

Next 14 days at Middleton Beach

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About Middleton Beach

Middleton Beach is a long, open stretch of Southern Ocean surf running between the rocky point at Middleton and the Murray Mouth end of Goolwa Beach, with Mill Terrace and Middleton Point marking the eastern access.

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.

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