Hector tides
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+13) · West Coast, New Zealand- 1:03 am12.4 ft
- 1:26 pm12.2 ft
- 7:17 am2.2 ft
- 7:39 pm2.3 ft
- Tide now
- 11.1 ft ↑ rising · high 1:26 pm (12.2 ft)
- Coefficient
- 91 · spring tides
- Range today
- 10.3 ft
Today there are high tides at 1:03 am (12.4 ft) and 1:26 pm (12.2 ft) and low tides at 7:17 am and 7:39 pm. Tide coefficient 91. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 1:26 pm. In Hector 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
- ▲ High tide 1:03 am 12.4 ft · coef. 91
- ▼ Low tide 7:17 am 2.2 ft
- ▲ Next high tide 1:26 pm 12.2 ft · coef. 88
- ▼ Low tide 7:39 pm 2.3 ft
↑ Rising The tide is rising. 1 h 24 min to high tide at 1:26 pm.
Tide coefficient 91 for the 1:03 am high tide and 88 for the 1:26 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 10.3 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
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Thu 29 | 6:23 am · 8:10 pm | High tide 1:03 am · 12.4 ft | Low tide 7:17 am · 2.2 ft | High tide 1:26 pm · 12.2 ft | Low tide 7:39 pm · 2.3 ft | Coef. 91 | 89% | Major periods 2:27 am · 2:59 pm | High |
| Fri 30 | 6:22 am · 8:11 pm | High tide 1:54 am · 12.0 ft | Low tide 8:06 am · 2.6 ft | High tide 2:17 pm · 11.8 ft | Low tide 8:33 pm · 2.7 ft | Coef. 84 | 81% | Major periods 3:32 am · 4:04 pm | Medium |
| Sat 31 | 6:20 am · 8:12 pm | High tide 2:51 am · 11.4 ft | Low tide 9:02 am · 3.2 ft | High tide 3:16 pm · 11.3 ft | Low tide 9:37 pm · 3.3 ft | Coef. 75 | 71% | Major periods 4:36 am · 5:07 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 6:19 am · 8:14 pm | High tide 3:58 am · 10.9 ft | Low tide 10:06 am · 3.7 ft | High tide 4:27 pm · 10.9 ft | Low tide 10:50 pm · 3.6 ft | Coef. 66 | 60% | Major periods 5:37 am · 6:05 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 6:18 am · 8:15 pm | High tide 5:12 am · 10.5 ft | Low tide 11:20 am · 4.1 ft | High tide 5:45 pm · 10.7 ft | — | Coef. 60 | Last quarter | Major periods 6:33 am · 6:59 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 6:17 am · 8:16 pm | Low tide 12:05 am · 3.8 ft | High tide 6:25 am · 10.4 ft | Low tide 12:34 pm · 4.1 ft | High tide 6:57 pm · 10.8 ft | Coef. 59 | 38% | Major periods 7:24 am · 7:49 pm | Medium |
| Wed 4 | 6:15 am · 8:17 pm | Low tide 1:14 am · 3.6 ft | High tide 7:32 am · 10.6 ft | Low tide 1:41 pm · 3.9 ft | High tide 8:00 pm · 11.1 ft | Coef. 63 | 28% | Major periods 8:12 am · 8:35 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
The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 94, 10.8 ft range). The smallest, on October 19 (coefficient 36, 4.1 ft).
Type of tide
In Hector 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 August 13 (13.0 ft) and the lowest, on March 20 (1.4 ft).
Questions about the tides in Hector
What time is high tide today in Hector?
High tide today is at 1:03 am (12.4 ft) and 1:26 pm (12.2 ft). Low tide is at 7:17 am and 7:39 pm.
What time is high tide tomorrow in Hector?
On Friday, October 30, high tide at 1:54 am and 2:17 pm and low tide at 8:06 am and 8:33 pm.
What is today's tide coefficient?
91: 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 Hector?
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 Hector today
Tides near Hector
- Granity ▲ 1:05 am
- Runanga ▲ 1:11 am
- Motueka ▲ 12:14 am
- Mapua ▲ 12:28 am
- Richmond ▲ 12:09 am
- Takaka ▲ 12:10 am
Each place with its own tide station; next to it, the time of its first high tide today.
Learn more
Hector has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Little Wanganui (LINZ), 16 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. It is a NOAA subordinate station: its times and heights come from the Westport 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 Westport in the Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database).