- HD 1080
- Runtime: 101m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Australia
- Director: Gillian Armstrong
- Stars: Judy Davis, Jan Adele, Claudia Karvan, Colin Friels, John Clayton
- keywords: surfing, family, car trouble, responsibility, motherhood, woman director, caravan park, new south wales, backup singer
- Production_studio: Hemdale Film Corporation, TriStar Pictures
- Slogan: In the time it takes to get your car fixed your whole life can change.
- The High Tide is featured in the top rankings of 1987
- #61 in Top Drama Movies of 1987
A backup singer gets stranded in a small coastal town after losing her job in a band. She winds up in a caravan park only to encounter, by accident, the teenage daughter she deserted following her husband's death.