Takaka tides

Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+13) · Tasman, New Zealand

High tides

12:10 am13.2 ft
12:36 pm13.7 ft

Low tides

6:24 am1.2 ft
6:37 pm1.4 ft

Tide now: 13.4 ft ↑ rising · high 12:36 pm (13.7 ft)
Coefficient: 96 · spring tides
Range today: 12.4 ft

Today there are high tides at 12:10 am (13.2 ft) and 12:36 pm (13.7 ft) and low tides at 6:24 am and 6:37 pm. Tide coefficient 96. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 12:36 pm. In Takaka the tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. The next spring tides: from October 27 to 29.

Today's high and low tides

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0 · CD ▲ 12:10 am13.2 ft ▼ 6:24 am1.2 ft ▲ 12:36 pm13.7 ft ▼ 6:37 pm1.4 ft Now 12:02 pm · 13.4 ft

▲ High tide 12:10 am 13.2 ft · coef. 96
▼ Low tide 6:24 am 1.2 ft
▲ Next high tide 12:36 pm 13.7 ft · coef. 93
▼ Low tide 6:37 pm 1.4 ft

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 33 min to high tide at 12:36 pm.

Tide coefficient 96 for the 12:10 am high tide and 93 for the 12:36 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 12.4 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?

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.

Tides for the next 7 days

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Day	Sun	Tide 1	Tide 2	Tide 3	Tide 4	Coef.	Moon	Major periods	Activity
Today, Thu 29	6:21 am · 8:05 pm	High tide 12:10 am · 13.2 ft	Low tide 6:24 am · 1.2 ft	High tide 12:36 pm · 13.7 ft	Low tide 6:37 pm · 1.4 ft	Coef. 96	89%	Major periods 2:23 am · 2:55 pm	High
Fri 30	6:19 am · 8:06 pm	High tide 12:57 am · 12.7 ft	Low tide 7:10 am · 1.7 ft	High tide 1:20 pm · 13.2 ft	Low tide 7:24 pm · 2.1 ft	Coef. 89	81%	Major periods 3:28 am · 4:00 pm	Medium
Sat 31	6:18 am · 8:07 pm	High tide 1:49 am · 12.0 ft	Low tide 8:00 am · 2.3 ft	High tide 2:08 pm · 12.5 ft	Low tide 8:19 pm · 2.9 ft	Coef. 79	71%	Major periods 4:32 am · 5:03 pm	Medium
Sun 1	6:17 am · 8:09 pm	High tide 2:49 am · 11.3 ft	Low tide 8:56 am · 3.1 ft	High tide 3:04 pm · 11.7 ft	Low tide 9:29 pm · 3.6 ft	Coef. 68	60%	Major periods 5:33 am · 6:02 pm	Medium
Mon 2	6:16 am · 8:10 pm	High tide 3:58 am · 10.7 ft	Low tide 10:01 am · 3.7 ft	High tide 4:15 pm · 11.0 ft	Low tide 10:54 pm · 4.0 ft	Coef. 57	Last quarter	Major periods 6:29 am · 6:55 pm	Medium
Tue 3	6:14 am · 8:11 pm	High tide 5:13 am · 10.5 ft	Low tide 11:18 am · 4.1 ft	High tide 5:40 pm · 10.8 ft	—	Coef. 52	38%	Major periods 7:21 am · 7:45 pm	Medium
Wed 4	6:13 am · 8:12 pm	Low tide 12:14 am · 3.8 ft	High tide 6:28 am · 10.6 ft	Low tide 12:38 pm · 4.0 ft	High tide 6:57 pm · 11.1 ft	Coef. 56	28%	Major periods 8:08 am · 8:31 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.

Tide coefficient and range in October

70 · average 36 · neap 98 · spring

The biggest tides of the month came from October 27 to 29 (coefficient 98, 12.7 ft range). The smallest, from October 19 to 20 (coefficient 36, 4.5 ft).

What is the tide coefficient?

Type of tide

In Takaka the tide is semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height. Types of tides

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on December 26 (14.1 ft) and the lowest, on March 21 (0.9 ft).

Reference levels

Highest astronomical tide (HAT)14.7 ft
Mean higher high water (MHHW)12.1 ft
Mean high water (MHW)11.9 ft
Mean sea level (MSL)7.3 ft
Mean low water (MLW)2.8 ft
Mean lower low water (MLLW)2.7 ft
Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)0.0 ft

Heights above chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts.

Questions about the tides in Takaka

What time is high tide today in Takaka?

High tide today is at 12:10 am (13.2 ft) and 12:36 pm (13.7 ft). Low tide is at 6:24 am and 6:37 pm.

What time is high tide tomorrow in Takaka?

On Friday, October 30, high tide at 12:57 am and 1:20 pm and low tide at 7:10 am and 7:24 pm.

What is today's tide coefficient?

96: spring tides. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 27 to 29, after the new or full moon, with the moon near perigee, so they will be bigger than usual.

How many tides a day are there in Takaka?

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 are the heights measured from?

From chart datum (CD), the zero of that port's nautical charts. That is why a low tide can be negative: that day the water drops below that zero.

Can I use these tides for navigation?

No. They are astronomical predictions for planning fishing and outings; for navigation use official publications and nautical charts.

More about Takaka today

Tides near Takaka

Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.

Learn more

Takaka has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Tarakohe (LINZ), 5.7 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger. Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). 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. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

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