TidePlanet

Today in Lord Howe Island there are high tides at 10:58 am (6.7 ft) and 11:19 pm (5.0 ft) and low tides at 4:30 am and 5:29 pm. Tide coefficient 88. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 10:58 am. The sun rises at 5:30 am and sets at 6:45 pm: 13 h 15 min of daylight. The moon is 89% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 10:29 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:21 am to 3:21 am and from 1:53 pm to 3:53 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is rough, with 10 ft waves. There's a strong breeze from the south-southwest (30 mph). Clear sky, 67 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Lord Howe Island today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
3
Fair day · 3 out of 10 10:20–11:00 pm Also 4:30–6:30 pm and 10:00 am–12:00 pm
  • High tide at 11:19 pm, coefficient 84
  • Minor period 9:59–10:59 pm (moonrise)
  • Rising pressure (+0.19 inHg in 24 h), moderate onshore wind (16 mph) and rough sea: 9.5 ft waves
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 88 (average tides)

Bad weather during the best window: strong wind or big waves. If you go out, be very careful and stay off rocks and jetties.

Your day at a glance

The best window, 10:20 pm to 11:00 pm, combines the 11:19 pm high tide and moonrise, though with rising pressure, moderate wind and rough seas. Also worth a try from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm, with the 5:29 pm low tide and sunset, though with rising pressure, fresh wind and rough seas. Also worth a try from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, with the 10:58 am high tide, though with strong wind and rough seas.

Species with the most records nearby: yellowtail amberjack, almaco jack and bluefin trevally. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Beach

Beach day in Lord Howe Island

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Sunny
  • Water at 70 °F (cool)
  • Low tide at 5:29 pm: more sand
  • Feels like 63 °F: chilly for the beach
  • Very strong onshore wind (33 mph): blowing sand
  • Dangerous for swimming: 11 ft waves every 8 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 · 11 ft

    11 ft waves every 8 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 70 °F

    Cool: refreshing on a hot day.

  • 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 33 mph

    Very strong onshore wind (33 mph): blowing sand.

  • Tide & sand 5:29 pm

    Low tide at 4:30 am and 5:29 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 10:58 am and 11:19 pm.

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 Lord Howe Island

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Tides

Tides in Lord Howe Island

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 4:30 am 0.7 ft
  • ▼ Low tide 5:29 pm 1.0 ft
  • ▲ High tide 11:19 pm 5.0 ft · coef. 84

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 2 h 0 min to high tide at 10:58 am.

Tide coefficient 88 for the 10:58 am high tide and 84 for the 11:19 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 6.0 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?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 25 (7.5 ft) and the lowest, on October 27 (0.5 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 26 to 27 (coefficient 98, 6.2 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 33, 2.6 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 5:30 am · 6:45 pm Low tide 4:30 am · 0.7 ft High tide 10:58 am · 6.7 ft Low tide 5:29 pm · 1.0 ft High tide 11:19 pm · 5.0 ft Coef. 88 89% Major periods 1:21 am · 1:53 pm Medium
Fri 30 5:29 am · 6:46 pm Low tide 5:18 am · 1.0 ft High tide 11:51 am · 6.5 ft Low tide 6:28 pm · 1.2 ft — Coef. 79 80% Major periods 2:25 am · 2:57 pm Medium
Sat 31 5:28 am · 6:47 pm High tide 12:17 am · 4.7 ft Low tide 6:14 am · 1.3 ft High tide 12:50 pm · 6.2 ft Low tide 7:34 pm · 1.5 ft Coef. 73 70% Major periods 3:29 am · 4:00 pm Medium
Sun 1 5:27 am · 6:48 pm High tide 1:24 am · 4.4 ft Low tide 7:19 am · 1.6 ft High tide 1:57 pm · 5.9 ft Low tide 8:47 pm · 1.6 ft Coef. 63 59% Major periods 4:30 am · 4:59 pm Medium
Mon 2 5:26 am · 6:49 pm High tide 2:43 am · 4.3 ft Low tide 8:35 am · 1.8 ft High tide 3:09 pm · 5.7 ft Low tide 9:59 pm · 1.6 ft Coef. 57 Last quarter Major periods 5:26 am · 5:52 pm Medium
Tue 3 5:26 am · 6:49 pm High tide 4:04 am · 4.4 ft Low tide 9:54 am · 1.9 ft High tide 4:19 pm · 5.6 ft Low tide 11:02 pm · 1.4 ft Coef. 59 37% Major periods 6:17 am · 6:42 pm Medium
Wed 4 5:25 am · 6:50 pm High tide 5:12 am · 4.8 ft Low tide 11:07 am · 1.8 ft High tide 5:21 pm · 5.6 ft Low tide 11:54 pm · 1.3 ft Coef. 65 27% Major periods 7:05 am · 7:28 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 Lord Howe Island station (TICON-4), 0.8 mi from Lord Howe Island. 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 Lord Howe Island

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: rough

Rough Douglas 5 · strong breeze, Beaufort 6
Waves 10 ft · 7.8 s from the southwest (215°)
Swell 2.9 ft · 7.9 s from the south
Current 1.0 mph toward the NNW

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common5.2 ft
  • Significant10 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest21 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 21 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 21 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 30 mph SSW · gusts 41

The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.

Onshore wind. The coast faces southwest and the wind blows straight in from the sea: more surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.

Onshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 11 ft with a period of 8 s, from the southwest (rough).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now69.6 °F
Today 69.6–69.8 °F air: 66 / 68 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 69.4 °F measured 0.5 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 (+1.3 °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 8:58 am (local time).

Surf

Surf in Lord Howe Island today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Poor
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Poor · 0 out of 10 5:05–9:00 am 5.9–9.0 ft
  • 5.9–9.0 ft surf at the shore, big
  • Big surf (9.0 ft): for experienced surfers
  • 1.6 ft swell at 6 s from the west-southwest, short: weak, messy waves
  • 9.1 ft wind swell at 6 s: messy waves
  • Very strong onshore wind (35 mph): choppy, blown-out waves
  • First or last light of the day
  • Rising tide (high tide at 10:58 am)

Big surf: for experienced surfers only. If in doubt, stay on the beach.

Surf at the shore 5.9–9.0 ft average – sets
Swell 1.6 ft 6 s · WSW · 582 kJ
Wind 35 mph SW · onshore
Water and wetsuit 69.6 °F Springsuit
  • Light: First light 5:05 am · sunrise 5:30 am · sunset 6:45 pm · last light 7:11 pm
  • Tide: low 4:30 am (0.7 ft), high 10:58 am (6.7 ft), low 5:29 pm (1.0 ft) and high 11:19 pm (5.0 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 69.6 °F: a springsuit or a 2 mm fullsuit.
  • Energy: 582 kJ · High power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 5:05 am to 9:00 am, has a good size, though with big surf, a short-period swell, wind swell and onshore wind.

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 Lord Howe Island today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: poor
1
Poor day · 1 out of 10 4:30–6:20 pm
  • Slack water around low tide (5:29 pm): little current from 5:00 pm to 5:50 pm
  • 5.3 ft swell at 8 s from the southwest: strong surge on the bottom
  • Fresh onshore wind (22 mph)
  • 0.6 mph current toward the northwest (model)
  • Daylight

Not a day for shore diving: swell, wind, current or storms during the best window. If you go, go with a dive shop and only if they give the OK.

Swell 5.3 ft 8 s · from the SW
Likely visibility Poor Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 69.6 °F 5 mm wetsuit
Current 0.6 mph toward the NW
  • Slack water today: low tide 4:30 am (4:10–4:50 am), high tide 10:58 am (10:40–11:20 am), low tide 5:29 pm (5:00–5:50 pm) and high tide 11:19 pm (10:50–11:50 pm)
  • Likely visibility: poor. Swell (up to 6.6 ft at 8 s) and wind over the last few days have stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 69.6 °F: a 5 mm wetsuit.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 7:11 pm. Waning gibbous (89%), rising at 10:29 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 4:30 pm to 6:20 pm, lines up with slack water at low tide, though with some swell, fresh wind 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 Lord Howe Island

14-day weather

Now in Lord Howe Island

Now 67 °F Clear sky · feels like 56 °F · 66 / 68 °F
Low / high
66 / 68 °F
Rain
0.04 in · 63%
Clouds
18%
Humidity
69%
Dew pointDew point
56 °F
Visibility
15 mi
UV indexUV
4 · moderate
Air qualityAir
Fair · 36
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 (+0.08 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.26 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 cloudyLight drizzleLight drizzleClear skyClear skyClear skyMainly clearClear
Temperature 67°67°67°67°67°68°68°67°
Wind (mph) 22 WSW33 WSW35 SW29 SSW25 SSW23 SSW21 SSW19 SSW
Gusts 2945484134312827
Waves 5.9 ft7.6 ft9.6 ft10 ft10 ft9.4 ft9.3 ft9.3 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.01 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 9:00 am 67° 29 SSW 10 ft
  • 12:00 pm 67° 25 SSW 10 ft
  • 3:00 pm 68° 23 SSW 9.4 ft
  • 6:00 pm 68° 21 SSW 9.3 ft
  • 9:00 pm 67° 19 SSW 9.3 ft
  • 12:00 am 66° 15 SSW 9.5 ft
  • 3:00 am 65° 13 S 9.6 ft
  • 6:00 am 66° 10 S 9.7 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Light drizzle 66 / 68 °F 36 mph SW 11 ft 10:58 am · 11:19 pm
Fri 30 Light drizzle 65 / 66 °F 15 mph SE 9.8 ft 11:51 am
Sat 31 Light drizzle 65 / 67 °F 21 mph NE 9.1 ft 12:17 am · 12:50 pm
Sun 1 Light drizzle 67 / 69 °F 23 mph N 7.2 ft 1:24 am · 1:57 pm
Mon 2 Light rain 67 / 69 °F 23 mph NNW 6.4 ft 2:43 am · 3:09 pm
Tue 3 Light showers 67 / 71 °F 20 mph NNW 5.3 ft 4:04 am · 4:19 pm
Wed 4 Light showers 70 / 71 °F 27 mph NNW 5.8 ft 5:12 am · 5:21 pm
Thu 5 Thunderstorm 71 / 71 °F 34 mph N 5.6 ft 6:07 am · 6:14 pm
Fri 6 Thunderstorm 69 / 71 °F 32 mph WNW 4.9 ft 6:53 am · 6:59 pm
Sat 7 Partly cloudy 68 / 69 °F 19 mph SW 7.7 ft 7:34 am · 7:41 pm
Sun 8 Overcast 67 / 68 °F 12 mph SSE 6.6 ft 8:11 am · 8:19 pm
Mon 9 Heavy drizzle 64 / 67 °F 23 mph ESE 6.6 ft 8:47 am · 8:56 pm
Tue 10 Overcast 65 / 67 °F 22 mph ESE 6.2 ft 9:22 am · 9:32 pm
Wed 11 Overcast 65 / 66 °F 15 mph E 4.3 ft 9:57 am · 10:08 pm
  • Fri 30 Light drizzle 65° / 66° 9.8 ft
  • Sat 31 Light drizzle 65° / 67° 9.1 ft
  • Sun 1 Light drizzle 67° / 69° 7.2 ft
  • Mon 2 Light rain 67° / 69° 6.4 ft
  • Tue 3 Light showers 67° / 71° 5.3 ft
  • Wed 4 Light showers 70° / 71° 5.8 ft
  • Thu 5 Thunderstorm 71° / 71° 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 8:58 am (local time).

Sun

The sun in Lord Howe Island

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 5:30 am in the ESE (106°)ESE
Sets 6:45 pm in the WSW (254°)WSW
  • First light 4:34 am
  • Full dark 7:41 pm
  • Civil dawn 5:05 am
  • Civil dusk 7:11 pm
  • Solar noon 12:07 pm (72° high)
  • Daylight 13 h 15 min (+2 min)
  • Evening golden hour 6:12 pm
  • Full dark 7:41 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour5:30–6:03 am
Evening golden hour6:12–6:45 pm
Lord Howe Island

Today the sun is 92,346,256 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Lord Howe Island

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 89% 89% illuminated · 18.4 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 6:03 pm
Rises 10:29 pm in the ENE (57°)ENE
Sets 8:22 am tomorrow · in the WNW (303°) · set at 7:19 am
Transit 2:21 am overhead
Visible 9 h 53 min from 10:29 pm to 8:22 am

Today the moon is 226,459 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 1:21–3:21 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 1:53–3:53 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 6:49–7:49 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 9:59–10:59 pm 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 · 7:29 amNov 2 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 6:03 pmNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 10:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Wed, Nov 25 · 1:54 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 Lord Howe Island

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Shallow, gradual

Shallow, gradual bottom: you need to go 1.3 mi out for 33 ft of water.

From the shoreline out to sea, heading southwest.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.8 mi
  • 33 ft deep1.3 mi
  • 66 ft deep1.4 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. About 8.2 ft of water 330 ft out: long casts help, and so does a rising tide, which brings fish closer in.
  • Swimming. The water gets deeper little by little, but a few dozen yards out you can no longer stand.
  • Diving. Shallow near shore: you only reach 33 ft at 1.3 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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Lord Howe Island at a glance

  • Town or city of about 464 people. Coordinates: 31.531° S, 159.068° E.
  • It is 485 mi east of Sydney, the main place in New South Wales. The sun rises 28 min earlier and sets 35 min earlier than in Sydney.
  • The nearest tide station, Lord Howe Island, is 0.8 mi to the northwest.
  • Its coast faces southwest.
  • Beaches and harbors nearby: Neal’s Beach (1.0 mi), Salmon Beach (2.1 mi), Middle Beach (2.3 mi).

Questions about Lord Howe IslandQuestions

What time is high tide today in Lord Howe Island?

Today in Lord Howe Island there are high tides at 10:58 am (6.7 ft) and 11:19 pm (5.0 ft) and low tides at 4:30 am and 5:29 pm. Tide coefficient 88.

What time is sunset today in Lord Howe Island?

At 6:45 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 7:11 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Lord Howe Island?

At 5:29 am. First light comes at 4:33 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 89% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 6:03 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 1:21–3:21 am, Minor 6:49–7:49 am, Major 1:53–3:53 pm, Minor 9:59–10:59 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Lord Howe Island?

Light drizzle, from 66 °F to 68 °F, with a strong breeze from the south-southwest (30 mph) and a 63% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Lord Howe Island?

Rough (Douglas 5): 10 ft waves with a period of 7.8 s from the southwest. The water is 69.6 °F.

When is the best time to visit Lord Howe Island?

The best time to visit Lord Howe Island is from November to April: highs of 70 °F to 76 °F, about 8 rainy days a month and 7 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: Lord Howe Island 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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