TidePlanet

Today in Middleton there are high tides at 3:00 am (4.4 ft) and 2:35 pm (1.9 ft) and low tides at 11:38 am and 7:01 pm. Tide coefficient 99. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 11:38 am. The sun rises at 6:16 am and sets at 7:43 pm: 13 h 27 min of daylight. The moon is 89% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 11:37 pm. Major solunar periods run from 2:16 am to 4:16 am and from 2:48 pm to 4:48 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is moderate, with 4.7 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the east-northeast (5 mph). Partly cloudy, 60 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Middleton today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
8
Good day · 8 out of 10 2:50–3:40 pm Also 2:20–4:00 am and 6:30–8:00 pm
  • High tide at 2:35 pm, coefficient 94
  • Major period 2:48–4:48 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.21 inHg), light onshore wind (9 mph) and 5.2 ft waves
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 99 (spring tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 2:50 pm to 3:40 pm, combines the 2:35 pm high tide, a major period and a light onshore breeze. Also good from 2:20 am to 4:00 am, with the 3:00 am high tide, a major period, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also good from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, with the 7:01 pm low tide, sunset, falling pressure and a light onshore breeze.

Species with the most records nearby: Australasian snapper, mulloway, striped mullet and yellowtail amberjack. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Middleton

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Sunny
  • Onshore breeze (9 mph)
  • Low tide at 11:38 am: more sand
  • Low tide at 7:01 pm: more sand
  • Feels like 66 °F: a bit cool
  • Dangerous for swimming: 5.3 ft waves every 12 s; high rip current risk

Dangerous surf during beach hours. Stay out if the red flag is up, and never swim where there is no lifeguard.

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Dangerous · 5.3 ft

    5.3 ft waves every 12 s: dangerous for swimming. Stay out if the red flag is up. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 63 °F

    Cold: ease in slowly.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 9 · SPF 50

    Max UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 11:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).

  • Wind 9 mph

    Onshore breeze (9 mph).

  • Tide & sand 11:38 am

    Low tide at 11:38 am and 7:01 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:00 am and 2:35 pm. Coefficient 99 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Middleton

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Tides

Tides in Middleton

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Today's high and low tides

  • ▲ High tide 3:00 am 4.4 ft · coef. 99
  • ▲ High tide 2:35 pm 1.9 ft · coef. 94
  • ▼ Low tide 7:01 pm 0.3 ft

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 2 h 14 min to low tide at 11:38 am.

Tide coefficient 99 for the 3:00 am high tide and 94 for the 2:35 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 4.1 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?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on June 16 (5.0 ft) and the lowest, on October 30 (0.2 ft).

Mixed: two high and two low tides a day, but of quite different heights.

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. chart datum (LAT)

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 12 to 14 (coefficient 114, 3.8 ft range). The smallest, on October 20 (coefficient 22, 1.4 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 6:16 am · 7:43 pm High tide 3:00 am · 4.4 ft Low tide 11:38 am · 1.6 ft High tide 2:35 pm · 1.9 ft Low tide 7:01 pm · 0.3 ft Coef. 99 89% Major periods 2:16 am · 2:48 pm Medium
Fri 30 6:15 am · 7:44 pm High tide 3:36 am · 4.3 ft Low tide 7:26 pm · 0.2 ft — — Coef. 88 80% Major periods 3:20 am · 3:53 pm Medium
Sat 31 6:14 am · 7:45 pm High tide 4:13 am · 4.0 ft Low tide 7:56 pm · 0.3 ft — — Coef. 74 70% Major periods 4:24 am · 4:55 pm Medium
Sun 1 6:13 am · 7:46 pm High tide 4:55 am · 3.6 ft Low tide 9:13 am · 2.4 ft High tide 11:16 am · 2.5 ft Low tide 8:28 pm · 0.5 ft Coef. 58 59% Major periods 5:25 am · 5:53 pm Medium
Mon 2 6:12 am · 7:47 pm High tide 5:45 am · 3.1 ft Low tide 9:39 am · 2.4 ft High tide 12:02 pm · 2.6 ft Low tide 8:59 pm · 1.0 ft Coef. 41 Last quarter Major periods 6:21 am · 6:47 pm Medium
Tue 3 6:11 am · 7:48 pm High tide 6:57 am · 2.7 ft Low tide 10:16 am · 2.4 ft High tide 12:41 pm · 2.6 ft Low tide 6:06 pm · 1.4 ft Coef. 25 37% Major periods 7:12 am · 7:36 pm Medium
Wed 4 6:10 am · 7:49 pm High tide 2:43 am · 2.3 ft Low tide 5:11 am · 2.1 ft High tide 8:51 am · 2.5 ft Low tide 6:05 pm · 1.4 ft Coef. 27 27% Major periods 7:59 am · 8:22 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.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Middleton has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Victor Harbor (TICON-4), 5.3 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

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Middleton

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: moderate

Moderate Douglas 4 · light breeze, Beaufort 2
Waves 4.7 ft · 11.6 s from the south-southwest (201°)
Swell 4.5 ft · 9.5 s from the south-southwest
Current 0.2 mph toward the S

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common2.4 ft
  • Significant4.7 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest9.4 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 9.4 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 9.4 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 5 mph ENE · gusts 11
Offshore (17 mi S)Offshore 7 mph NE · gusts 10

Cross-shore wind. The coast faces south and the wind blows along the shore: drift and current run parallel to the beach.

Cross-shore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 5.3 ft with a period of 12 s, from the south-southwest (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now62.8 °F
Today 62.6–63.7 °F air: 55 / 65 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 62.8 °F measured 0.7 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water is steady these days, with no sudden changes.

Water warmer than normal for late October (+2.1 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:24 am (local time).

Nearest buoy

Victor Harbouroffshore Buoy 7.8 mi SSW of here Measured at 5:40 am, 3 h 43 min ago
Waves 6.1 ft · 11 s from the south-southwest (199°)

This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from Australian Ocean Data Network, via the E.U. Copernicus Marine Service. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (doi:10.48670/moi-00036).

Surf

Surf in Middleton today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Good
7
Good · 7 out of 10 8:00 am–12:00 pm 3.9–5.9 ft Also 6:00–7:00 am
  • 3.9–5.9 ft surf at the shore, a good size with some punch
  • 4.4 ft swell at 9 s from the south-southwest, a bit short
  • Light offshore wind (5 mph): it holds up and grooms the waves
  • Falling tide (low tide at 11:38 am)
Surf at the shore 3.9–5.9 ft average – sets
Swell 4.4 ft 9 s · SSW · 305 kJ
Wind 5 mph NE · offshore
Water and wetsuit 62.6 °F 3/2 fullsuit
  • Light: First light 5:49 am · sunrise 6:16 am · sunset 7:43 pm · last light 8:10 pm
  • Tide: high 3:00 am (4.4 ft), low 11:38 am (1.6 ft), high 2:35 pm (1.9 ft) and low 7:01 pm (0.3 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 62.6 °F–63.7 °F: a 3/2 fullsuit.
  • Energy: 305 kJ · Medium power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm, has a good size and light offshore wind. 6:00 am to 7:00 am can also work, with a good size and glassy water, though with a short-period swell.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Middleton today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: fair
5
Average day · 5 out of 10 7:50–9:30 am Also 2:10–3:00 pm
  • 4.4 ft swell at 9 s from the south-southwest: strong surge on the bottom
  • Light offshore wind (5 mph)
  • 0.2 mph current toward the south, weak (model)
  • Daylight
Swell 4.4 ft 9 s · from the SSW
Likely visibility Fair Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 62.6 °F 7 mm wetsuit
Current 0.2 mph toward the S
  • Slack water today: high tide 3:00 am (2:45–3:15 am), low tide 11:38 am (10:50 am–12:10 pm), high tide 2:35 pm (2:20–2:50 pm) and low tide 7:01 pm (6:46–7:16 pm)
  • Likely visibility: fair. Swell (up to 4.9 ft at 10 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 62.6–63.7 °F: a 7 mm wetsuit, with hood and booties.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 8:10 pm. Waning gibbous (89%), rising at 11:37 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 7:50 am to 9:30 am, combines light wind and weak current, though with some swell. Also worth a look from 2:10 pm to 3:00 pm, with slack water at high tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high, though with a big swell.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Weather

Weather in Middleton

14-day weather

Now in Middleton

Now 60 °F Partly cloudy · feels like 59 °F · 55 / 65 °F
Low / high
55 / 65 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 0%
Clouds
66%
Humidity
73%
Dew pointDew point
52 °F
Visibility
15 mi
UV indexUV
4 · moderate
Air qualityAir
Fair · 31
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.46 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky OvercastMainly clearClear skyPartly cloudyMainly clearClear skyClear skyPartly cloudy
Temperature 58°57°55°60°64°64°62°59°
Wind (mph) 5 SSE5 SE4 NNE5 NE7 ESE9 SE7 SE1 SSE
Gusts 989111316155
Waves 3.8 ft4.0 ft4.3 ft4.7 ft5.0 ft5.2 ft5.3 ft5.2 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 9:00 am 60° 5 NE 4.7 ft
  • 12:00 pm 64° 7 ESE 5.0 ft
  • 3:00 pm 64° 9 SE 5.2 ft
  • 6:00 pm 62° 7 SE 5.3 ft
  • 9:00 pm 59° 1 SSE 5.2 ft
  • 12:00 am 57° 4 N 5.1 ft
  • 3:00 am 56° 7 NE 4.8 ft
  • 6:00 am 59° 8 NE 4.5 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Overcast 55 / 65 °F 9 mph ESE 5.3 ft 3:00 am · 2:35 pm
Fri 30 Light drizzle 56 / 75 °F 12 mph NNE 5.1 ft 3:36 am
Sat 31 Light drizzle 58 / 68 °F 17 mph W 3.9 ft 4:13 am
Sun 1 Light rain 55 / 67 °F 10 mph NNE 3.5 ft 4:55 am · 11:16 am
Mon 2 Light rain 59 / 69 °F 18 mph SW 4.9 ft 5:45 am · 12:02 pm
Tue 3 Light drizzle 56 / 64 °F 11 mph SW 4.8 ft 6:57 am · 12:41 pm
Wed 4 Light rain 51 / 59 °F 21 mph SW 4.6 ft 2:43 am · 8:51 am
Thu 5 Light drizzle 56 / 57 °F 17 mph SSW 4.4 ft 2:36 am · 10:32 am · 11:39 pm
Fri 6 Overcast 55 / 62 °F 5 mph SW 6.8 ft 11:23 am
Sat 7 Mainly clear 53 / 63 °F 8 mph S 9.2 ft 12:08 am · 12:04 pm
Sun 8 Mainly clear 53 / 80 °F 15 mph NE 8.6 ft 12:42 am · 12:41 pm
Mon 9 Light drizzle 61 / 69 °F 7 mph WSW 5.2 ft 1:16 am · 1:14 pm
Tue 10 Light drizzle 56 / 64 °F 15 mph SW 8.2 ft 1:49 am · 1:44 pm
Wed 11 Light drizzle 53 / 61 °F 18 mph SW 8.5 ft 2:20 am · 2:09 pm
  • Fri 30 Light drizzle 56° / 75° 5.1 ft
  • Sat 31 Light drizzle 58° / 68° 3.9 ft
  • Sun 1 Light rain 55° / 67° 3.5 ft
  • Mon 2 Light rain 59° / 69° 4.9 ft
  • Tue 3 Light drizzle 56° / 64° 4.8 ft
  • Wed 4 Light rain 51° / 59° 4.6 ft
  • Thu 5 Light drizzle 56° / 57° 4.4 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

  • Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−6.8 °F; normal high: 72 °F). Climate by month →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:24 am (local time).

Sun

The sun in Middleton

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 6:16 am in the ESE (107°)ESE
Sets 7:43 pm in the WSW (253°)WSW
  • First light 5:17 am
  • Full dark 8:42 pm
  • Civil dawn 5:49 am
  • Civil dusk 8:10 pm
  • Solar noon 12:59 pm (68° high)
  • Daylight 13 h 27 min (+2 min)
  • Evening golden hour 7:08 pm
  • Full dark 8:42 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour6:16–6:50 am
Evening golden hour7:08–7:43 pm
Middleton

Today the sun is 92,344,883 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Middleton

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 89% 89% illuminated · 18.4 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 5:33 pm
Rises 11:37 pm in the NE (55°)NE
Sets 9:03 am tomorrow · in the NW (305°) · set at 8:01 am
Transit 3:16 am overhead
Visible 9 h 26 min from 11:37 pm to 9:03 am

Today the moon is 226,463 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 2:16–4:16 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:48–4:48 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 7:31–8:31 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 11:07 pm–12:07 am Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 6:59 amNov 2 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 5:33 pmNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 10:18 pmNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Wed, Nov 25 · 1:24 amNov 25 in 27 days

Perigee on October 29, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 27 to 29: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Middleton

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Water depth

Shallow, gradual

Shallow, gradual bottom: you need to go 1.4 mi out for 33 ft of water.

From the shoreline (0.35 mi from Middleton) out to sea, heading south.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.95 mi
  • 33 ft deep1.4 mi
  • 66 ft deep2.2 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 0.95 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shallow near shore: you only reach 33 ft at 1.4 mi. For dives deeper than 33 ft, go by boat.

Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves).

Source: NOAA ETOPO 2022 (CC0), cells of about 0.3 mi; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

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Middleton at a glance

  • Town or city of about 1,122 people. Coordinates: 35.510° S, 138.704° E.
  • It is 5.4 mi northeast of Victor Harbor, the main place in South Australia. The sun rises at the same time and sets at the same time than in Victor Harbor.
  • The nearest tide station, Victor Harbor, is 5.3 mi to the southwest.
  • Its coast faces south.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Basham Beach (0.9 mi), Horseshoe Bay (1.9 mi), Ladies Beach (2.1 mi), Green Bay (2.3 mi).

Questions about MiddletonQuestions

What time is high tide today in Middleton?

Today in Middleton there are high tides at 3:00 am (4.4 ft) and 2:35 pm (1.9 ft) and low tides at 11:38 am and 7:01 pm. Tide coefficient 99.

What time is sunset today in Middleton?

At 7:43 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 8:10 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Middleton?

At 6:15 am. First light comes at 5:16 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 89% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 5:33 pm.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 27 to 29, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 2:16–4:16 am, Minor 7:31–8:31 am, Major 2:48–4:48 pm, Minor 11:07 pm–12:07 am. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Middleton?

Overcast, from 55 °F to 65 °F, with a light breeze from the east-northeast (5 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Middleton?

Moderate (Douglas 4): 4.7 ft waves with a period of 11.6 s from the south-southwest. The water is 62.8 °F.

When is the best time to visit Middleton?

The best time to visit Middleton is from November to March: highs of 74 °F to 80 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 9 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Victor Harbor station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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