Mahakipawa tides today
- Tide now 4.7 ft ↑ rising · high 11:56 am (5.0 ft)
- Best time to fish 4:10–4:50 pm good day · 8/10
- Beach day Not today Not a beach day · 1/10
- Waves 2.4 ft slight · 4.4 s from the northwest
- Wind · air 13 mph · 61 °F from the NW, gusts 36 · light drizzle
- Sun 6:16 am–8:02 pm 13 h 46 min of daylight
- Moon 89% waning gibbous
- Best time to dive 11:10 am–12:40 pm great day · 9/10
Today in Mahakipawa there is high tide at 11:56 am (5.0 ft) and low tides at 4:58 am and 5:15 pm. Tide coefficient 101. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 11:56 am. The sun rises at 6:16 am and sets at 8:02 pm: 13 h 46 min of daylight. The moon is 89% illuminated (waning gibbous). Major solunar periods run from 2:19 am to 4:19 am and from 2:51 pm to 4:51 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is slight, with 2.4 ft waves. There's a moderate breeze from the northwest (13 mph). Light drizzle, 61 °F.
Fishing in Mahakipawa today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: high- Low tide at 5:15 pm
- Major period 2:51–4:51 pm
- Falling pressure (−0.18 inHg in 24 h), moderate onshore wind (14 mph) and some swell (1.8 ft waves) to stir the water
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 101 (big spring tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 4:10 pm to 4:50 pm, combines the 5:15 pm low tide, a major period, falling pressure and some swell, though with moderate wind. Also good from 3:00 am to 6:00 am, with the 4:58 am low tide, a major period, sunrise, falling pressure, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also worth a try from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, with the 11:56 am high tide, falling pressure and some swell, though with moderate wind.
Species with the most records nearby: tope shark, John Dory, Australasian snapper and yellowtail amberjack. October is one of the months when these are seen most: yellowtail amberjack. What you can catch
Beach day in Mahakipawa
Is it a beach day?
- Mostly sunny
- UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Low tide at 5:15 pm: more sand
- Feels like 56 °F: chilly for the beach
- Rain (0.05 in)
- Moderate onshore wind (15 mph): choppy water
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 2.6 ft
2.6 ft waves every 4 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water
No water temperature data.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 7 · SPF 50
Max UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 15 mph
Moderate onshore wind (15 mph).
- Tide & sand 5:15 pm
Low tide at 4:58 am and 5:15 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 11:56 am. Coefficient 101 (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 Mahakipawa
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Tides in Mahakipawa
Today's high and low tides
- ▼ Low tide 4:58 am -0.1 ft
- ▲ Next high tide 11:56 am 5.0 ft · coef. 101
- ▼ Low tide 5:15 pm -0.5 ft
↑ Rising The tide is rising. 58 min to high tide at 11:56 am.
Tide coefficient 101 for the 11:56 am high tide. Big spring tides. The water rises and falls 5.5 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 August 15 (5.2 ft) and the lowest, on September 30 (-0.6 ft).
Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
Heights above chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts. 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 (CD)
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 12 to 13 (coefficient 104, 5.3 ft range). The smallest, on October 21 (coefficient 28, 1.6 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Thu 29 | 6:16 am · 8:02 pm | Low tide 4:58 am · -0.1 ft | High tide 11:56 am · 5.0 ft | Low tide 5:15 pm · -0.5 ft | — | Coef. 101 | 89% | Major periods 2:19 am · 2:51 pm | High |
| Fri 30 | 6:14 am · 8:03 pm | High tide 12:07 am · 4.5 ft | Low tide 5:38 am · 0.0 ft | High tide 12:31 pm · 4.9 ft | Low tide 5:53 pm · -0.3 ft | Coef. 98 | 81% | Major periods 3:23 am · 3:56 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 6:13 am · 8:04 pm | High tide 12:45 am · 4.2 ft | Low tide 6:20 am · 0.2 ft | High tide 1:07 pm · 4.7 ft | Low tide 6:35 pm · 0.0 ft | Coef. 89 | 71% | Major periods 4:27 am · 4:58 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:12 am · 8:05 pm | High tide 1:27 am · 3.8 ft | Low tide 7:05 am · 0.5 ft | High tide 1:45 pm · 4.3 ft | Low tide 7:22 pm · 0.4 ft | Coef. 77 | 60% | Major periods 5:28 am · 5:57 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:11 am · 8:06 pm | High tide 2:18 am · 3.4 ft | Low tide 7:57 am · 0.9 ft | High tide 2:32 pm · 3.9 ft | Low tide 8:21 pm · 0.8 ft | Coef. 62 | Last quarter | Major periods 6:25 am · 6:51 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:09 am · 8:08 pm | High tide 3:34 am · 3.1 ft | Low tide 9:01 am · 1.2 ft | High tide 3:43 pm · 3.5 ft | Low tide 9:41 pm · 1.2 ft | Coef. 47 | 38% | Major periods 7:16 am · 7:41 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 6:08 am · 8:09 pm | High tide 5:21 am · 3.0 ft | Low tide 10:23 am · 1.4 ft | High tide 5:40 pm · 3.4 ft | Low tide 11:08 pm · 1.2 ft | Coef. 37 | 28% | Major periods 8:04 am · 8:27 pm | Medium |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (CD). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Tides from the Okiwa Bay station (LINZ), 2.6 mi from Mahakipawa. Times and heights are its predictions. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the Picton reference station with the official corrections.
Station data attribution: This work is based on Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand data which are licensed by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: secondary port of the LINZ Secondary Ports table 2026-27 (https://www.linz.govt.nz/products-services/tides-and-tidal-streams/tide-predictions), computed by TidePlanet with the LINZ method from the harmonic constants of Picton in the Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database).
The sea at Mahakipawa
Sea stateSea state: slight
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common1.2 ft
- Significant2.4 ft
- Highest expectedHighest5.1 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.1 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.1 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Onshore wind. The coast faces northwest and the wind blows straight in from the sea: more surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 2.6 ft with a period of 4 s, from the northwest (slight).
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 10:58 am (local time).
Diving in Mahakipawa today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: good- Slack water around high tide (11:56 am): little current from 11:40 am to 12:11 pm
- 1.0 ft swell at 6 s from the northwest: barely any surge
- Moderate onshore wind (13 mph)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: low tide 4:58 am (4:40–5:20 am), high tide 11:56 am (11:40 am–12:11 pm), low tide 5:15 pm (5:00–5:30 pm) and high tide 12:07 am (11:40 pm–12:30 am)
- Likely visibility: good. The sea has been calm and there's been little rain. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
- Night dive: dark from 8:31 pm. Waning gibbous (89%): a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 11:10 am to 12:40 pm, combines slack water at high tide, little swell and the sun high, though with moderate wind. Also worth a look from 4:50 pm to 5:40 pm, with slack water at low tide and little swell, though with moderate wind.
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.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
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Weather in Mahakipawa
Now in Mahakipawa
- Low / high
- 47 / 61 °F
- Rain
- 0.05 in · 100%
- Clouds
- 62%
- Humidity
- 70%
- Dew pointDew point
- 51 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 5 · moderate
- Air qualityAir
- Fair · 21
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Falling now (−0.03 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.74 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. 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 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Clear | Mainly clear | Partly cloudy | Partly cloudy | Light drizzle | Mainly clear | Clear sky | Clear |
| Temperature | 52° | 52° | 53° | 59° | 60° | 60° | 56° | 50° |
| Wind (mph) | 12 WNW | 9 NW | 8 NW | 12 NW | 13 WNW | 14 WNW | 13 WNW | 9 WNW |
| Gusts | 33 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 42 | 38 | 28 |
| Waves | 1.6 ft | 2.0 ft | 2.2 ft | 2.5 ft | 2.2 ft | 1.8 ft | 1.7 ft | 1.4 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.02 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
- 12:00 pm 60° 13 WNW 2.2 ft
- 3:00 pm 60° 14 WNW 1.8 ft
- 6:00 pm 56° 13 WNW 1.7 ft
- 9:00 pm 50° 9 WNW 1.4 ft
- 12:00 am 47° 8 WNW 1.2 ft
- 3:00 am 44° 7 WNW 1.1 ft
- 6:00 am 44° 6 WNW 1.0 ft
- 9:00 am 52° 11 WNW 1.5 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 29 | 47 / 61 °F | 15 mph WNW | 2.6 ft | 11:56 am | |
| Fri 30 | 43 / 61 °F | 15 mph W | 1.9 ft | 12:07 am · 12:31 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 43 / 58 °F | 9 mph NNW | 0.9 ft | 12:45 am · 1:07 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 43 / 64 °F | 14 mph NW | 2.2 ft | 1:27 am · 1:45 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 54 / 63 °F | 16 mph NW | 2.2 ft | 2:18 am · 2:32 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 56 / 68 °F | 11 mph NW | 1.8 ft | 3:34 am · 3:43 pm | |
| Wed 4 | 58 / 69 °F | 11 mph NW | 0.8 ft | 5:21 am · 5:40 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 59 / 62 °F | 11 mph NNW | 1.8 ft | 6:55 am · 7:08 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 59 / 74 °F | 9 mph NNW | 1.6 ft | 8:02 am · 8:07 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 59 / 65 °F | 11 mph NNW | 5.0 ft | 8:53 am · 8:52 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 56 / 69 °F | 14 mph NW | 5.6 ft | 9:35 am · 9:29 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 47 / 54 °F | 12 mph SE | 4.0 ft | 10:11 am · 10:03 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 43 / 67 °F | 7 mph WNW | 1.8 ft | 10:43 am · 10:34 pm | |
| Wed 11 | 45 / 75 °F | 4 mph SE | 2.2 ft | 11:11 am · 11:04 pm |
- Fri 30 Light drizzle 43° / 61° 1.9 ft
- Sat 31 Light drizzle 43° / 58° 0.9 ft
- Sun 1 Overcast 43° / 64° 2.2 ft
- Mon 2 Drizzle 54° / 63° 2.2 ft
- Tue 3 Light drizzle 56° / 68° 1.8 ft
- Wed 4 Light drizzle 58° / 69° 0.8 ft
- Thu 5 Light rain 59° / 62° 1.8 ft
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.
- The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about rain today. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and normal rain. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, normal highs for late October (62 °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 10:58 am (local time).
The sun in Mahakipawa
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 5:11 am
- Full dark 9:07 pm
- Civil dawn 5:46 am
- Civil dusk 8:31 pm
- Solar noon 1:08 pm (62° high)
- Daylight 13 h 46 min (+3 min)
- Evening golden hour 7:24 pm
- Full dark 9:07 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,347,255 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Mahakipawa
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,442 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: high- 2:19–4:19 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:51–4:51 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 7:13–8:13 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 11:33 pm–12:33 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 · 9:29 amNov 2 in 4 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 pmNov 9 in 11 days
- First quarter Wed, Nov 18 · 12:48 amNov 18 in 20 days
- Full moon Wed, Nov 25 · 3:54 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.
Where to fish in Mahakipawa
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
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- Grove Arm Jetty 2.8 mi
- Jetty 4.9 mi
- Jetty 5.0 mi
- Jetty 7.6 mi
- Boat ramp 3.1 mi
- Boat ramp 4.9 mi
- Boat ramp 5.0 mi
- Havelock Slipway 5.1 mi
- Boat ramp 7.2 mi
- Havelock Marina 5.0 mi
- Picton Marina 7.5 mi
- Fuel dock 7.4 mi
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Tides near MahakipawaTides nearby
- Havelock5.2 mi
- Picton7.4 mi
- Waikawa9.6 mi
- Atawhai29 mi
- Nelson30 mi
- Washington Valley31 mi
- Moana32 mi
- Enner Glynn32 mi
- Tahunanui32 mi
- Stoke33 mi
Mahakipawa at a glance
- Town or city. Coordinates: 41.283° S, 173.867° E.
- It is 7.4 mi west of Picton, the main place in Marlborough. The sun rises 1 min later and sets 1 min later than in Picton.
- The nearest tide station, Okiwa Bay, is 2.6 mi to the east.
- Its coast faces northwest.
Questions about MahakipawaQuestions
What time is high tide today in Mahakipawa?
Today in Mahakipawa there is high tide at 11:56 am (5.0 ft) and low tides at 4:58 am and 5:15 pm. Tide coefficient 101.
What time is sunset today in Mahakipawa?
At 8:02 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 8:31 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Mahakipawa?
At 6:14 am. First light comes at 5:09 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 89% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 8:03 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 2:19–4:19 am, Minor 7:13–8:13 am, Major 2:51–4:51 pm, Minor 11:33 pm–12:33 am. Today's activity is high.
What's the weather like today in Mahakipawa?
Light drizzle, from 47 °F to 61 °F, with a moderate breeze from the northwest (13 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Mahakipawa?
Slight (Douglas 3): 2.4 ft waves with a period of 4.4 s from the northwest.
When is the best time to visit Mahakipawa?
The best time to visit Mahakipawa is from January to February: highs of 70 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 8 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: Okiwa Bay secondary port, computed by TidePlanet with the time and height differences of the LINZ secondary ports table on Picton. This work is based on Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand data which are licensed by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand for re-use under the CC BY 4.0 licence; via Slackwater database. Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).