Tauranga Tides
Live tide times, a 7-day forecast, sun and moon times, and the best fishing windows for Tauranga.
Tauranga tide times for Tauranga, updated automatically, with today’s high and low tides plus a 7-day forecast.
Tide now · Tauranga
Next high 22:13 · next low 04:23
Sun
Rise 06:14
Set 18:06
Moon · waxing crescent
Rise 07:52
Set 22:28
1.7 m range today
Fishing times today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 03:42, 09:59, 16:00, 22:13
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 02:42, 15:05
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 07:52, 22:28
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 tide · ▼ low tide · shaded = better fishing (within 2h of a tide change)
This week: Biggest tides around Tue 15 Sep (up to 1.7 m range).
| Today · Tue 15 Sep |
▼ 03:42 · 0.2 m
▲ 09:59 · 1.9 m
▼ 16:00 · 0.3 m
▲ 22:13 · 1.9 m
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| Wed 16 Sep |
▼ 04:23 · 0.3 m
▲ 10:42 · 1.8 m
▼ 16:44 · 0.4 m
▲ 22:55 · 1.8 m
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| Thu 17 Sep |
▼ 05:05 · 0.3 m
▲ 11:25 · 1.8 m
▼ 17:28 · 0.5 m
▲ 23:37 · 1.7 m
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| Fri 18 Sep |
▼ 05:47 · 0.4 m
▲ 12:11 · 1.7 m
▼ 18:14 · 0.5 m
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| Sat 19 Sep |
▲ 00:20 · 1.7 m
▼ 06:31 · 0.5 m
▲ 12:59 · 1.7 m
▼ 19:03 · 0.6 m
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| Sun 20 Sep |
▲ 01:08 · 1.6 m
▼ 07:18 · 0.5 m
▲ 13:51 · 1.6 m
▼ 19:56 · 0.6 m
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| Mon 21 Sep |
▲ 02:00 · 1.6 m
▼ 08:11 · 0.6 m
▲ 14:46 · 1.6 m
▼ 20:51 · 0.6 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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Frequently asked questions about Tauranga tide times
When are the tides in Tauranga today?
Today the tides for Tauranga (the standard port for Tauranga) are: low 03:42 (0.2 m), high 09:59 (1.9 m), low 16:00 (0.3 m), high 22:13 (1.9 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 1.7 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 03:42, 09:59, 16:00, 22:13. The solunar major bite periods today are around 02:42 and 15:05.
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.