Christies Beach tides

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

High tides

6:15 am7.6 ft
6:43 pm4.4 ft

Low tide

1:07 pm0.8 ft

Tide now: 4.4 ft ↓ falling · low 1:07 pm (0.8 ft)
Coefficient: 88 · average coefficient
Range today: 6.8 ft

Today there are high tides at 6:15 am (7.6 ft) and 6:43 pm (4.4 ft) and low tide at 1:07 pm. Tide coefficient 88. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 1:07 pm. In Christies Beach 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 ▲ 6:15 am7.6 ft ▼ 1:07 pm0.8 ft ▲ 6:43 pm4.4 ft Now 9:32 am · 4.4 ft

▲ High tide 6:15 am 7.6 ft · coef. 88
▼ Next low tide 1:07 pm 0.8 ft
▲ High tide 6:43 pm 4.4 ft · coef. 85

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 3 h 35 min to low tide at 1:07 pm.

Tide coefficient 88 for the 6:15 am high tide and 85 for the 6:43 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 6.8 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

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Day	Sun	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Tide 5	Coef.	Moon	Major periods	Activity
Today, Thu 29	6:17 am · 7:43 pm	High tide 6:15 am · 7.6 ft	Low tide 1:07 pm · 0.8 ft	High tide 6:43 pm · 4.4 ft	—	—	Coef. 88	89%	Major periods 2:17 am · 2:49 pm	Medium
Fri 30	6:16 am · 7:44 pm	Low tide 12:01 am · 1.6 ft	High tide 6:36 am · 7.4 ft	Low tide 1:33 pm · 1.2 ft	High tide 6:55 pm · 4.1 ft	—	Coef. 81	80%	Major periods 3:21 am · 3:53 pm	Medium
Sat 31	6:15 am · 7:45 pm	Low tide 12:14 am · 1.6 ft	High tide 7:00 am · 7.1 ft	Low tide 1:59 pm · 1.7 ft	High tide 7:09 pm · 3.9 ft	—	Coef. 74	70%	Major periods 4:25 am · 4:56 pm	Medium
Sun 1	6:14 am · 7:46 pm	Low tide 12:30 am · 1.7 ft	High tide 7:26 am · 6.5 ft	Low tide 2:24 pm · 2.2 ft	High tide 7:23 pm · 3.8 ft	—	Coef. 64	59%	Major periods 5:26 am · 5:54 pm	Medium
Mon 2	6:13 am · 7:47 pm	Low tide 12:46 am · 1.9 ft	High tide 7:51 am · 5.8 ft	Low tide 2:49 pm · 2.7 ft	High tide 7:30 pm · 3.6 ft	—	Coef. 51	Last quarter	Major periods 6:22 am · 6:48 pm	Medium
Tue 3	6:12 am · 7:48 pm	Low tide 12:51 am · 2.4 ft	High tide 8:07 am · 5.0 ft	Low tide 3:16 pm · 3.3 ft	High tide 6:27 pm · 3.4 ft	Low tide 11:56 pm · 2.9 ft	Coef. 32	37%	Major periods 7:13 am · 7:37 pm	Medium
Wed 4	6:11 am · 7:49 pm	High tide 6:55 am · 4.1 ft	Low tide 12:34 pm · 3.7 ft	High tide 3:39 pm · 3.9 ft	Low tide 9:55 pm · 2.8 ft	—	Coef. 21	27%	Major periods 8:00 am · 8:23 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 100 · spring

The biggest tides of the month came from October 25 to 27 (coefficient 100, 7.2 ft range). The smallest, on October 20 (coefficient 24, 2.2 ft).

What is the tide coefficient?

Type of tide

In Christies Beach 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 May 18 (8.1 ft) and the lowest, on February 8 (0.2 ft).

Reference levels

Highest astronomical tide (HAT)8.2 ft
Mean higher high water (MHHW)6.5 ft
Mean high water (MHW)5.8 ft
Mean sea level (MSL)3.8 ft
Mean low water (MLW)1.8 ft
Mean lower low water (MLLW)1.3 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 Christies Beach

What time is high tide today in Christies Beach?

High tide today is at 6:15 am (7.6 ft) and 6:43 pm (4.4 ft). Low tide is at 1:07 pm.

What time is high tide tomorrow in Christies Beach?

On Friday, October 30, high tide at 6:36 am and 6:55 pm and low tide at 12:01 am and 1:33 pm.

What is today's tide coefficient?

88: 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 Christies Beach?

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.

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Tides near Christies Beach

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

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Tides from the Port Stanvac station (TICON-4), 2.1 mi from Christies Beach. Times and heights are its predictions. 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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