Bay of Shoals tides

Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+10:30) · South Australia, Australia

High tides

6:04 am4.7 ft
6:42 pm2.0 ft

Low tides

1:24 pm0.7 ft
10:43 pm1.2 ft

Tide now: 2.3 ft ↓ falling · low 1:24 pm (0.7 ft)
Coefficient: 86 · average coefficient
Range today: 4.0 ft

Today there are high tides at 6:04 am (4.7 ft) and 6:42 pm (2.0 ft) and low tides at 1:24 pm and 10:43 pm. Tide coefficient 86. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 1:24 pm. In Bay of Shoals the tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. The next spring tides: from October 27 to 29.

Today's high and low tides

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0 · LAT ▲ 6:04 am4.7 ft ▼ 1:24 pm0.7 ft ▲ 6:42 pm2.0 ft ▼ 10:43 pm1.2 ft Now 9:36 am · 2.3 ft

▲ High tide 6:04 am 4.7 ft · coef. 86
▼ Next low tide 1:24 pm 0.7 ft
▲ High tide 6:42 pm 2.0 ft · coef. 83
▼ Low tide 10:43 pm 1.2 ft

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 3 h 48 min to low tide at 1:24 pm.

Tide coefficient 86 for the 6:04 am high tide and 83 for the 6:42 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 4.0 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation.

Tides for the next 7 days

October Print Full 2026 tide table, free

Day	Sun	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Coef.	Moon	Major periods	Activity
Today, Thu 29	6:20 am · 7:47 pm	High tide 6:04 am · 4.7 ft	Low tide 1:24 pm · 0.7 ft	High tide 6:42 pm · 2.0 ft	Low tide 10:43 pm · 1.2 ft	Coef. 86	89%	Major periods 2:20 am · 2:53 pm	Medium
Fri 30	6:19 am · 7:48 pm	High tide 6:25 am · 4.6 ft	Low tide 2:07 pm · 0.9 ft	High tide 6:53 pm · 1.8 ft	Low tide 10:53 pm · 1.2 ft	Coef. 80	80%	Major periods 3:25 am · 3:57 pm	Medium
Sat 31	6:18 am · 7:49 pm	High tide 6:48 am · 4.5 ft	Low tide 2:49 pm · 1.2 ft	High tide 7:00 pm · 1.8 ft	Low tide 11:01 pm · 1.2 ft	Coef. 72	70%	Major periods 4:29 am · 5:00 pm	Medium
Sun 1	6:17 am · 7:50 pm	High tide 7:12 am · 4.2 ft	Low tide 3:34 pm · 1.4 ft	High tide 7:13 pm · 1.8 ft	Low tide 11:08 pm · 1.3 ft	Coef. 62	59%	Major periods 5:30 am · 5:58 pm	Medium
Mon 2	6:16 am · 7:51 pm	High tide 7:38 am · 3.8 ft	Low tide 4:30 pm · 1.7 ft	High tide 7:36 pm · 1.9 ft	Low tide 11:13 pm · 1.5 ft	Coef. 49	Last quarter	Major periods 6:25 am · 6:51 pm	Medium
Tue 3	6:15 am · 7:52 pm	High tide 8:03 am · 3.3 ft	Low tide 6:00 pm · 1.9 ft	High tide 8:14 pm · 2.0 ft	Low tide 11:12 pm · 1.8 ft	Coef. 30	37%	Major periods 7:16 am · 7:41 pm	Medium
Wed 4	6:14 am · 7:53 pm	High tide 8:17 am · 2.7 ft	Low tide 11:44 am · 2.4 ft	High tide 2:14 pm · 2.6 ft	Low tide 7:38 pm · 1.9 ft	Coef. 20	27%	Major periods 8:04 am · 8:27 pm	Low

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Tide coefficient and range in October

70 · average 24 · neap 99 · spring

The biggest tides of the month came from October 25 to 27 (coefficient 99, 3.9 ft range). The smallest, on October 20 (coefficient 24, 1.6 ft).

What is the tide coefficient?

Type of tide

In Bay of Shoals the tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. Types of tides

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on June 15 (5.5 ft) and the lowest, on December 24 (0.1 ft).

Reference levels

Highest astronomical tide (HAT)5.6 ft
Mean higher high water (MHHW)4.2 ft
Mean high water (MHW)3.5 ft
Mean sea level (MSL)2.5 ft
Mean low water (MLW)1.6 ft
Mean lower low water (MLLW)1.2 ft
Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)0.0 ft

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe.

Questions about the tides in Bay of Shoals

What time is high tide today in Bay of Shoals?

High tide today is at 6:04 am (4.7 ft) and 6:42 pm (2.0 ft). Low tide is at 1:24 pm and 10:43 pm.

What time is high tide tomorrow in Bay of Shoals?

On Friday, October 30, high tide at 6:25 am and 6:53 pm and low tide at 2:07 pm and 10:53 pm.

What is today's tide coefficient?

86: average coefficient. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 27 to 29, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual.

How many tides a day are there in Bay of Shoals?

The tide is mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.

What are the heights measured from?

From chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. That is why a low tide can be negative: that day the water drops below that zero.

Can I use these tides for navigation?

No. They are astronomical predictions for planning fishing and outings; for navigation use official publications and nautical charts.

More about Bay of Shoals today

Tides near Bay of Shoals

Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.

Learn more

Bay of Shoals has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Cape Jervis (TICON-4), 30 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger. Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

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