Tauranga Tides
High and low tide times for Tauranga today, with a 7 day tide chart, sun and moon times and the best fishing windows.
Tauranga tide times today
Tauranga tide times for Tauranga, updated automatically, with today’s high and low tides plus a 7-day forecast.
Tide now · Tauranga
Next high 16:09 · next low 22:19
Sun
Rise 06:43
Set 19:23
Moon · waning crescent
Rise 04:12
Set 14:32
1.4 m range today Neap tides
Tauranga tide chart
Best fishing times in Tauranga today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 03:30, 09:36, 16:09, 22:19
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 09:18, 21:44
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 04:12, 14:32
Tauranga has a semi-diurnal tide, with roughly two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Checking the Tauranga tide times before you head out helps with fishing, boating, launching, gathering shellfish and beach access. The chart above shows live high and low tide predictions for Tauranga, the nearest standard port, and updates automatically.
High and low tides in Tauranga this week
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · shaded = better fishing (within 2h of a tide change)
This week: Biggest tides around Sun 11 Oct & Mon 12 Oct (up to 1.7 m range).
| Today · Tue 6 Oct |
▲ 03:30 · 1.7 m
▼ 09:36 · 0.4 m
▲ 16:09 · 1.8 m
▼ 22:19 · 0.4 m
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| Wed 7 Oct |
▲ 04:36 · 1.7 m
▼ 10:40 · 0.4 m
▲ 17:10 · 1.8 m
▼ 23:21 · 0.4 m
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| Thu 8 Oct |
▲ 05:40 · 1.7 m
▼ 11:41 · 0.4 m
▲ 18:07 · 1.8 m
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| Fri 9 Oct |
▼ 00:19 · 0.3 m
▲ 06:38 · 1.8 m
▼ 12:38 · 0.3 m
▲ 19:00 · 1.9 m
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| Sat 10 Oct |
▼ 01:12 · 0.3 m
▲ 07:32 · 1.8 m
▼ 13:31 · 0.3 m
▲ 19:49 · 1.9 m
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| Sun 11 Oct |
▼ 02:01 · 0.2 m
▲ 08:21 · 1.9 m
▼ 14:20 · 0.3 m
▲ 20:35 · 1.9 m
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| Mon 12 Oct |
▼ 02:47 · 0.2 m
▲ 09:06 · 1.9 m
▼ 15:06 · 0.3 m
▲ 21:19 · 1.9 m
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Tide predictions © Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), CC BY 3.0 NZ. Sun & moon data © MET Norway, CC BY 4.0. Predictions only; actual tides vary with weather and barometric pressure. Times in local New Zealand time.
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Tauranga tides: common questions
When is high tide in Tauranga today?
Today at Tauranga (the standard port for Tauranga), high tide is at 03:30 (1.7 m) and 16:09 (1.8 m), and low tide is at 09:36 (0.4 m) and 22:19 (0.4 m). A full 7 day forecast is in the table above.
What is the tidal range in Tauranga?
Tauranga has a semi-diurnal tide, with two high tides and two low tides a day. Today the range is about 1.4 m between high and low water. Ranges are largest around spring tides (near the new and full moon) and smallest around neap tides, so the figure changes through the month.
How often do the tides change in Tauranga?
There are about two high and two low tides every 24 hours and 50 minutes, so tides fall roughly 6 hours 12 minutes apart and each one is about 50 minutes later than the day before.
When is the best time to fish in Tauranga?
Fishing is usually best in the moving water around each tide change, about one to two hours either side. Today the tide changes are at 03:30, 09:36, 16:09, 22:19. The solunar major bite periods today are around 09:18 and 21:44.
Where do these Tauranga tide predictions come from?
They are official predictions from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Tauranga, the nearest standard port to Tauranga, and update automatically. Sunrise, sunset and moon times come from MET Norway. Predicted times can vary slightly from the real tide in strong wind or unusual barometric pressure.