Whangārei Tides
Live tide times, a 7-day forecast, sun and moon times, and the best fishing windows for Whangārei.
Whangārei tide times for Marsden Point, updated automatically, with today’s high and low tides plus a 7-day forecast.
Tide now · Marsden Point
Next high 12:19 · next low 18:22
Sun
Rise 06:58
Set 17:54
Moon · waxing crescent
Rise 10:06
Set n/a
1.8 m range today Neap tides
Fishing times today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 06:04, 12:19, 18:22
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 04:58, 17:21
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 10:06
Whangārei has a semi-diurnal tide, with roughly two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Checking the Whangārei 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 Marsden Point, 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 Wed 19 Aug (up to 1.8 m range).
| Today · Wed 19 Aug |
▼ 06:04 · 0.7 m
▲ 12:19 · 2.5 m
▼ 18:22 · 0.8 m
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| Thu 20 Aug |
▲ 00:32 · 2.4 m
▼ 06:49 · 0.7 m
▲ 13:07 · 2.4 m
▼ 19:12 · 0.9 m
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| Fri 21 Aug |
▲ 01:18 · 2.3 m
▼ 07:36 · 0.8 m
▲ 14:00 · 2.3 m
▼ 20:06 · 1.0 m
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| Sat 22 Aug |
▲ 02:07 · 2.2 m
▼ 08:29 · 0.9 m
▲ 14:57 · 2.3 m
▼ 21:04 · 1.1 m
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| Sun 23 Aug |
▲ 03:02 · 2.2 m
▼ 09:26 · 0.9 m
▲ 15:57 · 2.3 m
▼ 22:03 · 1.1 m
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| Mon 24 Aug |
▲ 04:02 · 2.2 m
▼ 10:24 · 0.9 m
▲ 16:54 · 2.3 m
▼ 22:59 · 1.0 m
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| Tue 25 Aug |
▲ 05:00 · 2.2 m
▼ 11:19 · 0.9 m
▲ 17:45 · 2.3 m
▼ 23:50 · 1.0 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 Whangārei tide times
When are the tides in Whangārei today?
Today the tides for Marsden Point (the standard port for Whangārei) are: low 06:04 (0.7 m), high 12:19 (2.5 m), low 18:22 (0.8 m). A full 7-day forecast is in the table above.
What is the tidal range in Whangārei?
Whangārei has a semi-diurnal tide, with two high tides and two low tides a day. Today the range is about 1.8 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 Whangārei?
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 Whangārei?
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 06:04, 12:19, 18:22. The solunar major bite periods today are around 04:58 and 17:21.
Where do these Whangārei tide predictions come from?
They are official predictions from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Marsden Point, the nearest standard port to Whangārei, 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.