TidePlanet

Today in Victor Harbor 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 11:38 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 5.4 ft waves. There's a light breeze from the east-northeast (4 mph). Mainly clear, 56 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Victor Harbor 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 6:30–8:00 pm and 2:20–4:00 am
  • High tide at 2:35 pm, coefficient 94
  • Major period 2:48–4:48 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.21 inHg), light onshore wind (10 mph) and 6.3 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 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm, with the 7:01 pm low tide, sunset, falling pressure 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 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 Victor Harbor

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Mostly sunny
  • Onshore breeze (10 mph)
  • Low tide at 11:38 am: more sand
  • Low tide at 7:01 pm: more sand
  • Feels like 69 °F: a bit cool
  • Dangerous for swimming: 6.4 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 · 6.4 ft

    6.4 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 12:00–2:00 pm (very high UV).

  • Wind 10 mph

    Onshore breeze (10 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 Victor Harbor

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Tides

Tides in Victor Harbor

Tides for 7 days →

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. 4 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 3:21 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 4:25 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 · 5:54 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

A · Official station

Tides from the Victor Harbor station (TICON-4), 1.1 mi from Victor Harbor. 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

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Victor Harbor

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: moderate

Moderate Douglas 4 · light breeze, Beaufort 2
Waves 5.4 ft · 10.9 s from the south-southwest (204°)
Swell 4.9 ft · 8.0 s from the south-southwest
Current 0.1 mph toward the SSW

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common2.7 ft
  • Significant5.4 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest11 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 11 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 11 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 4 mph ENE · gusts 8
Offshore (15 mi SSW)Offshore 6 mph E · gusts 9

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: 6.4 ft with a period of 12 s, from the south-southwest (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now62.2 °F
Today 62.2–63.1 °F air: 53 / 67 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 62.4 °F measured 0.8 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 (+1.9 °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 7:23 am (local time).

Nearest buoy

Victor Harbouroffshore Buoy 4.1 mi SSE of here Measured at 3:40 am, 3 h 43 min ago
Waves 6.1 ft · 11 s from the south-southwest (201°)

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 Victor Harbor today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Good
7
Good · 7 out of 10 6:00–10:00 am 3.8–5.9 ft Also 12:00–1:00 pm
  • 3.8–5.9 ft surf at the shore, a good size with some punch
  • 4.7 ft swell at 8 s from the south-southwest, short: weak, messy waves
  • Almost no wind (4 mph): glassy water
  • Falling tide (low tide at 11:38 am)
Surf at the shore 3.8–5.9 ft average – sets
Swell 4.7 ft 8 s · SSW · 248 kJ
Wind 4 mph ENE · calm
Water and wetsuit 62.2 °F 4/3 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 62.2 °F–63.1 °F: a 4/3 fullsuit.
  • Energy: 248 kJ · Medium power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 6:00 am to 10:00 am, has a good size and glassy water, though with a short-period swell. 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm also works, with a good size.

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 Victor Harbor today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: poor
3
Fair day · 3 out of 10 10:00 am–1:00 pm Also 2:10–2:50 pm
  • Slack water around low tide (11:38 am): little current from 10:50 am to 12:10 pm
  • 6.0 ft swell at 10 s from the south-southwest: strong surge on the bottom
  • Light onshore wind (8 mph)
  • 0.2 mph current toward the west-southwest, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 6.0 ft 10 s · from the SSW
Likely visibility Poor Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 62.2 °F 7 mm wetsuit
Current 0.2 mph toward the WSW
  • 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: poor. Swell (up to 5.9 ft at 10 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 62.2–63.1 °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 11:38 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, combines slack water at low tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high, though with a big swell. Also worth a look from 2:10 pm to 2:50 pm, with slack water at high tide, light wind and the sun high, though with a big swell and current.

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 Victor Harbor

14-day weather

Now in Victor Harbor

Now 56 °F Mainly clear · feels like 55 °F · 53 / 67 °F
Low / high
53 / 67 °F
Rain
0.00 in · 0%
Clouds
37%
Humidity
90%
Dew pointDew point
53 °F
Visibility
15 mi
UV indexUV
1 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 32
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

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

Rising now (+0.05 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.50 inHg. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. 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 Partly cloudyMainly clearClear skyPartly cloudyPartly cloudyClear skyClear skyPartly cloudy
Temperature 55°53°54°60°67°66°61°57°
Wind (mph) 5 SSE5 SE3 ENE4 ENE8 ESE10 ESE7 ESE4 ESE
Gusts 10108111822179
Waves 4.7 ft5.0 ft5.2 ft5.7 ft6.0 ft6.3 ft6.4 ft6.3 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 9:00 am 60° 4 ENE 5.7 ft
  • 12:00 pm 67° 8 ESE 6.0 ft
  • 3:00 pm 66° 10 ESE 6.3 ft
  • 6:00 pm 61° 7 ESE 6.4 ft
  • 9:00 pm 57° 4 ESE 6.3 ft
  • 12:00 am 56° 5 ENE 6.1 ft
  • 3:00 am 56° 5 NE 5.8 ft
  • 6:00 am 59° 5 N 5.5 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Overcast 53 / 67 °F 10 mph ESE 6.4 ft 3:00 am · 2:35 pm
Fri 30 Light drizzle 56 / 75 °F 16 mph N 6.1 ft 3:36 am
Sat 31 Light drizzle 57 / 68 °F 18 mph WNW 4.8 ft 4:13 am
Sun 1 Light rain 53 / 69 °F 12 mph NNE 4.6 ft 4:55 am · 11:16 am
Mon 2 Light drizzle 56 / 71 °F 14 mph S 6.0 ft 5:45 am · 12:02 pm
Tue 3 Drizzle 53 / 66 °F 8 mph W 5.8 ft 6:57 am · 12:41 pm
Wed 4 Light rain 50 / 58 °F 18 mph SW 5.7 ft 2:43 am · 8:51 am
Thu 5 Light drizzle 51 / 57 °F 12 mph S 5.6 ft 2:36 am · 10:32 am · 11:39 pm
Fri 6 Overcast 50 / 63 °F 7 mph WNW 8.6 ft 11:23 am
Sat 7 Mainly clear 49 / 65 °F 9 mph SE 8.6 ft 12:08 am · 12:04 pm
Sun 8 Partly cloudy 51 / 83 °F 12 mph NNE 8.2 ft 12:42 am · 12:41 pm
Mon 9 Light drizzle 61 / 72 °F 12 mph NW 4.9 ft 1:16 am · 1:14 pm
Tue 10 Light drizzle 52 / 66 °F 13 mph WSW 7.3 ft 1:49 am · 1:44 pm
Wed 11 Light drizzle 50 / 62 °F 14 mph WSW 8.0 ft 2:20 am · 2:09 pm
  • Fri 30 Light drizzle 56° / 75° 6.1 ft
  • Sat 31 Light drizzle 57° / 68° 4.8 ft
  • Sun 1 Light rain 53° / 69° 4.6 ft
  • Mon 2 Light drizzle 56° / 71° 6.0 ft
  • Tue 3 Drizzle 53° / 66° 5.8 ft
  • Wed 4 Light rain 50° / 58° 5.7 ft
  • Thu 5 Light drizzle 51° / 57° 5.6 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.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:23 am (local time).

Sun

The sun in Victor Harbor

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 hour6:16–6:51 am
Evening golden hour7:08–7:43 pm
Victor Harbor

Today the sun is 92,344,877 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Victor Harbor

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 11:38 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 11:38 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
  • 11:08 pm–12:08 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 Victor Harbor

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Deepens quickly

The bottom deepens quickly: 33 ft of water 1,250 ft from shore.

From the shoreline (0.55 mi from Victor Harbor) out to sea, heading southeast.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep1,000 ft
  • 33 ft deep1,250 ft
  • 66 ft deep0.3 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. 33 ft of water just 1,250 ft from shore: a good cast reaches deep water. Current and surf hit harder here.
  • Swimming. The water gets deeper little by little, but a few dozen yards out you can no longer stand.
  • Diving. Shore diving works here: 33 ft at 1,250 ft and 66 ft at 0.3 mi from shore.

Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves). The profile is turned slightly from the coast so it does not run into an island or a headland.

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

Tides near Victor HarborTides nearby

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Victor Harbor at a glance

  • Town or city of about 4,520 people. Coordinates: 35.550° S, 138.622° E.
  • The nearest tide station, Victor Harbor, is 1.1 mi to the southeast.
  • Its coast faces south.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Rosetta Harbour (1.2 mi), Dump Beach (1.8 mi), Boomer Beach (3.1 mi), Knight Beach (3.4 mi).

Questions about Victor HarborQuestions

What time is high tide today in Victor Harbor?

Today in Victor Harbor 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 Victor Harbor?

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

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Victor Harbor?

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 11:08 pm–12:08 am. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Victor Harbor?

Overcast, from 53 °F to 67 °F, with a light breeze from the east-northeast (4 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Victor Harbor?

Moderate (Douglas 4): 5.4 ft waves with a period of 10.9 s from the south-southwest. The water is 62.2 °F.

When is the best time to visit Victor Harbor?

The best time to visit Victor Harbor is from November to March: highs of 73 °F to 78 °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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