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 18:01 · next low 00:05
Sun
Rise 06:44
Set 17:50
Moon · waxing gibbous
Rise 15:44
Set 05:38
1.2 m range today Spring tides
Fishing times today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 05:24, 11:34, 18:01
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 10:38, 23:01
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 05:38, 15:44
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 Sun 30 Aug & Mon 31 Aug (up to 1.6 m range).
| Today · Wed 26 Aug |
▲ 05:24 · 1.6 m
▼ 11:34 · 0.5 m
▲ 18:01 · 1.7 m
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| Thu 27 Aug |
▼ 00:05 · 0.5 m
▲ 06:14 · 1.6 m
▼ 12:19 · 0.5 m
▲ 18:45 · 1.8 m
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| Fri 28 Aug |
▼ 00:49 · 0.5 m
▲ 07:00 · 1.7 m
▼ 13:02 · 0.4 m
▲ 19:27 · 1.8 m
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| Sat 29 Aug |
▼ 01:32 · 0.4 m
▲ 07:43 · 1.8 m
▼ 13:44 · 0.4 m
▲ 20:07 · 1.9 m
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| Sun 30 Aug |
▼ 02:13 · 0.4 m
▲ 08:26 · 1.8 m
▼ 14:26 · 0.3 m
▲ 20:48 · 1.9 m
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| Mon 31 Aug |
▼ 02:55 · 0.3 m
▲ 09:08 · 1.8 m
▼ 15:09 · 0.3 m
▲ 21:30 · 1.9 m
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| Tue 1 Sep |
▼ 03:38 · 0.3 m
▲ 09:52 · 1.8 m
▼ 15:53 · 0.3 m
▲ 22:13 · 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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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: high 05:24 (1.6 m), low 11:34 (0.5 m), high 18:01 (1.7 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 1.2 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 05:24, 11:34, 18:01. The solunar major bite periods today are around 10:38 and 23:01.
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.