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Stewart Island tides
Stewart Island has 43 coastal places, including one main place. All of them show today's tide, from 8 official stations.
Main placesOther places
- Places with tides 43 of 43 37 with a station within 5 mi
- Biggest range today 7.2 ft in Kellys Beach
- Spring tides Oct 27–29 full moon · with perigee · coef. 87
- Sun 6:29 am–8:37 pm 14 h 9 min of daylight
- Moon 89% waning gibbous
- Next phase Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 9:29 am
Stewart Island at a glance
- Coastal places: 43 (1 main one and 42 more): 41 beaches, 1 town or city and 1 bay or cove.
- Region: Southland.
- With today's tide: 43 of 43 places (37 with a station within 5 miles and 6 within 31 miles).
- Most used station: Halfmoon Bay / Oban (LINZ), for 17 places. 8 official stations in all.
- Biggest tide today: Kellys Beach, with 7.2 ft between high and low tide (Port Adventure station).
- Smallest tide today: East Smoky Beach, with 5.5 ft.
- Tide type: semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
- Next spring tides: from October 27 to 29, with a coefficient of up to 87 and the moon near perigee.
- Sun: rises 2 minutes earlier in Murrays Mistake than in The Settlement, at the two ends of the area.
Today's tides by station
| Station | ▲ High tides | ▼ Low tides | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halfmoon Bay / Oban 17 places · LINZ | 4:30 am 4:51 pm | 10:33 am 10:57 pm | 6.5 ft |
| Port William / Potirepo 6 places · LINZ | 4:21 am 4:42 pm | 10:24 am 10:48 pm | 6.5 ft |
| Golden Bay 6 places · LINZ | 4:35 am 4:56 pm | 10:40 am 11:04 pm | 6.8 ft |
| Yankee River Entrance 5 places · LINZ | 3:33 am 3:54 pm | 9:35 am 9:59 pm | 5.5 ft |
| Christmas Village Bay 3 places · LINZ | 4:03 am 4:24 pm | 10:06 am 10:30 pm | 5.9 ft |
| Port Adventure 2 places · LINZ | 4:25 am 4:46 pm | 10:39 am 11:03 pm | 7.2 ft |
| Small Craft Retreat 2 places · LINZ | 3:36 am 3:57 pm | 9:50 am 10:14 pm | 7.2 ft |
| Ernest Islands 2 places · LINZ | 2:36 am 2:57 pm | 8:49 am 9:13 pm | 6.2 ft |
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 Stewart Island
The other 42 places on Stewart Island
In alphabetical order. Each one with today's tides, sun and moon.
- Back Beach
- Bathing Beach
- Big Bungaree Beach
- Big Hellfire Beach
- Butterfield Beach
- Dead Man Beach
- East Ruggedy Beach
- East Smoky Beach
- Frenchmans Beach
- Golden Beach
- Halfmoon Bay
- Hunter Beach
- Karimoni Beach
- Kellys Beach
- Little Bungaree Beach
- Little Hellfire Beach
- Lonnekers Beach
- Lowrys Beach
- Lucky Beach
- Magnetic Beach
- Maori Beach
- Millars Beach
- Moses Corner
- Murray Beach
- Murrays Mistake
- Newton Beach
- Ocean Beach
- Paua Beach
- Red Beach
- Ringaringa Beach
- Rollers Beach
- Roys Beach
- Salty Beach
- Sandhill Beach
- Sawyers Beach
- Smoky Beach
- Swains Beach
- Tarpaulin Beach
- The Settlement
- Watercress
- West Ruggedy Beach
- Whitestone Beach
Questions about the tides on Stewart Island
What time is high tide today on Stewart Island?
Today, at the Halfmoon Bay / Oban station, used by 17 places on Stewart Island, high tide is at 4:30 am (8.4 ft) and 4:51 pm (8.2 ft), and low tide at 10:33 am and 10:57 pm. It can change by a few minutes from place to place: check each place's page.
Where is the biggest tide on Stewart Island?
Today, in Kellys Beach: 7.2 ft between high and low tide (Port Adventure station). The smallest is in East Smoky Beach, with 5.5 ft. The range changes every day with the moon.
When are the next spring tides on Stewart 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 Halfmoon Bay / Oban station the coefficient will reach 87.
How many tides a day are there on Stewart 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.
What time are sunrise and sunset today on Stewart Island?
In the middle of the area, the sun rises at 6:29 am and sets at 8:37 pm: 14 h 9 min of daylight. In Murrays Mistake it rises 2 minutes earlier than in The Settlement.
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Understanding tides
Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). How we calculate the tide