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North Island tides

North Island has 708 coastal places, including 276 main ones. 697 show today's tide, from 132 official stations.

AucklandBay of PlentyCanterburyGisborneHawke's BayManawatu-WanganuiMarlboroughNelsonNorthlandTaranakiWellingtonWest CoastTaurangaGisborneNapierLincolnLower HuttOpotikiWhangamataRaglan

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  • Places with tides 697 of 708 510 with a station within 5 mi
  • Biggest range today 13.0 ft in Wattle Downs
  • Spring tides Oct 27–29 full moon · with perigee · coef. 80
  • Sun 6:11 am–7:49 pm 13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moon 89% · 11:44 pm waning gibbous
  • Next phase Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 9:29 am

North Island at a glance

  • Coastal places: 708 (276 main ones and 432 more): 505 towns and cities, 167 beaches, 14 harbors, 6 piers, 6 bays and coves, 4 lighthouses, 3 inlets, 2 marinas and 1 cape or point.
  • Regions: Auckland (313), Northland (123), Wellington (62), Waikato (51), Hawke's Bay (40), Gisborne (38), Bay of Plenty (37), Taranaki (34) and Manawatu-Wanganui (10).
  • With today's tide: 697 of 708 places (510 with a station within 5 miles and 187 within 31 miles).
  • Most used station: Wellington (LINZ), for 32 places. 132 official stations in all.
  • Biggest tide today: Wattle Downs, with 13.0 ft between high and low tide (Weymouth station).
  • Smallest tide today: Cape Palliser Lighthouse, with 3.6 ft.
  • Tide type: semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
  • No tide times yet: 11 places, because their nearest station (Dargaville, 6.3 mi away on average) is too far or in a different body of water to trust its times, and we can't rely on the global tide model on this coast.
  • Next spring tides: from October 27 to 29, with a coefficient of up to 80 and the moon near perigee.
  • Sun: rises 28 minutes earlier in East Cape Lighthouse than in Te Werahi Beach, at the two ends of the area.

Today's tides by station

Station ▲ High tides ▼ Low tides Range
Wellington 32 places · LINZ 7:59 am
8:33 pm		 1:45 am
2:31 pm		 3.9 ft
Auckland 29 places · LINZ 10:25 am
10:43 pm		 3:58 am
4:23 pm		 10.2 ft
Whau River Entrance 20 places · LINZ 10:35 am
10:53 pm		 4:05 am
4:30 pm		 10.6 ft
Murrays Bay 17 places · LINZ 10:14 am
10:32 pm		 3:58 am
4:23 pm		 9.5 ft
Tāmaki River 17 places · LINZ 10:24 am
10:39 pm		 3:55 am
4:20 pm		 10.2 ft
Pine Harbour 17 places · LINZ 10:13 am
10:31 pm		 3:58 am
4:23 pm		 10.2 ft
Napier 16 places · LINZ 8:33 am
9:01 pm		 2:18 am
2:51 pm		 5.7 ft
Port Taranaki 16 places · LINZ 12:05 am
12:30 pm		 6:23 am
6:48 pm		 10.7 ft

The 8 stations with the most places, out of 132 in the area. Each place uses the nearest official station in the same body of water. Range: from the day's highest high tide to its lowest low tide.

Main places on North Island

Auckland

Wellington

Bay of Plenty

Gisborne

Hawke's Bay

Taranaki

Northland

Waikato

The other 684 places on North Island (252 of them main places)

In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.

Auckland

Bay of Plenty

Gisborne

Hawke's Bay

Manawatu-Wanganui

Northland

Taranaki

Waikato

Wellington

Questions about the tides on North Island

What time is high tide today on North Island?

Today, at the Wellington station, used by 32 places on North Island, high tide is at 7:59 am (5.8 ft) and 8:33 pm (5.5 ft), and low tide at 1:45 am and 2:31 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.

Where is the biggest tide on North Island?

Today, in Wattle Downs: 13.0 ft between high and low tide (Weymouth station). The smallest is in Cape Palliser Lighthouse, with 3.6 ft. The range changes every day with the moon.

When are the next spring tides on North Island?

From October 27 to 29, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual. At the Wellington station the coefficient will reach 80.

How many tides a day are there on North Island?

The tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Each high tide comes about 50 minutes later than the day before.

Why do some places on North Island have no tide times?

11 of the 708 places have no tide station close enough, or in the same body of water, to give their times: the nearest one, Dargaville, is 6.3 mi away on average. And we can't rely on the global tide model on this coast, so for now we don't show their tide. The sun, moon and spring tides on their pages are accurate.

What time are sunrise and sunset today on North Island?

In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 6:11 am and sets at 7:49 pm: 13 h 38 min of daylight. In East Cape Lighthouse it rises 28 minutes earlier than in Te Werahi Beach.

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Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide

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