Auckland Tide Times
High and low tide times for Auckland today, with a 7 day tide chart, sun and moon times and the best fishing windows.
Auckland tide times today
Official LINZ predictions for Auckland, updated automatically: where the tide is right now, today’s highs and lows, and the week ahead.
Tide now · Auckland
Next high 13:31 · next low 19:33
Sun
Rise 06:32
Set 19:39
Moon · first quarter
Rise 11:24
Set 01:57
1.8 m range today Neap tides
Auckland tide chart
Best fishing times in Auckland today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 00:59, 06:54, 13:31, 19:33
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 06:39, 19:03
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 01:57, 11:24
Auckland has a semi-diurnal tide, with roughly two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Checking the Auckland 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 Auckland, the nearest standard port, and updates automatically.
High and low tides in Auckland this week
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · shaded = better fishing (within 2h of a tide change)
This week: Biggest tides around Sat 24 Oct (up to 2.1 m range).
| Today · Sun 18 Oct |
▲ 00:59 · 2.8 m
▼ 06:54 · 1.0 m
▲ 13:31 · 2.8 m
▼ 19:33 · 1.1 m
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| Mon 19 Oct |
▲ 01:45 · 2.7 m
▼ 07:43 · 1.1 m
▲ 14:24 · 2.8 m
▼ 20:28 · 1.1 m
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| Tue 20 Oct |
▲ 02:37 · 2.6 m
▼ 08:40 · 1.1 m
▲ 15:21 · 2.7 m
▼ 21:24 · 1.1 m
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| Wed 21 Oct |
▲ 03:33 · 2.6 m
▼ 09:43 · 1.2 m
▲ 16:18 · 2.7 m
▼ 22:19 · 1.1 m
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| Thu 22 Oct |
▲ 04:33 · 2.6 m
▼ 10:44 · 1.1 m
▲ 17:10 · 2.8 m
▼ 23:12 · 1.0 m
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| Fri 23 Oct |
▲ 05:32 · 2.7 m
▼ 11:38 · 1.0 m
▲ 17:59 · 2.9 m
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| Sat 24 Oct |
▼ 00:02 · 0.9 m
▲ 06:25 · 2.8 m
▼ 12:27 · 0.9 m
▲ 18:46 · 3.0 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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Auckland tides: common questions
When is high tide in Auckland today?
Today at Auckland (the standard port for Auckland), high tide is at 00:59 (2.8 m) and 13:31 (2.8 m), and low tide is at 06:54 (1.0 m) and 19:33 (1.1 m). A full 7 day forecast is in the table above.
What is the tidal range in Auckland?
Auckland 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 Auckland?
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 Auckland?
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 00:59, 06:54, 13:31, 19:33. The solunar major bite periods today are around 06:39 and 19:03.
Where do these Auckland tide predictions come from?
They are official predictions from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Auckland, the nearest standard port to Auckland, 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.