Auckland Tides

Live tide times, a 7-day forecast, sun and moon times, and the best fishing windows for Auckland.

Auckland tide times for Auckland, updated automatically, with today’s high and low tides plus a 7-day forecast.

Tide now · Auckland
Next high 23:10 · next low 05:13
Sun
Rise 06:39
Set 18:02
Moon · waning gibbous
Rise 23:30
Set 08:51
2.7 m range today Neap tides
Fishing times today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 04:28, 10:45, 16:44, 23:10
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 03:39, 16:05
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 08:51, 23:30

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 tide  ·  ▼ low tide  ·  shaded = better fishing (within 2h of a tide change)
This week: Biggest tides around Wed 2 Sep (up to 2.7 m range).
Today · Wed 2 Sep
04:28 · 0.5 m 10:45 · 3.2 m 16:44 · 0.7 m 23:10 · 3.2 m
Thu 3 Sep
05:13 · 0.6 m 11:32 · 3.1 m 17:34 · 0.8 m 23:59 · 3.1 m
Fri 4 Sep
06:02 · 0.6 m 12:24 · 3.1 m 18:30 · 0.9 m
Sat 5 Sep
00:52 · 3.0 m 06:57 · 0.7 m 13:23 · 3.0 m 19:34 · 0.9 m
Sun 6 Sep
01:51 · 3.0 m 07:59 · 0.8 m 14:30 · 3.0 m 20:42 · 1.0 m
Mon 7 Sep
02:56 · 2.9 m 09:08 · 0.8 m 15:39 · 3.0 m 21:49 · 0.9 m
Tue 8 Sep
04:05 · 2.9 m 10:16 · 0.8 m 16:44 · 3.1 m 22:53 · 0.8 m
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.

Frequently asked questions about Auckland tide times

When are the tides in Auckland today?
Today the tides for Auckland (the standard port for Auckland) are: low 04:28 (0.5 m), high 10:45 (3.2 m), low 16:44 (0.7 m), high 23:10 (3.2 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 2.7 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 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 04:28, 10:45, 16:44, 23:10. The solunar major bite periods today are around 03:39 and 16:05.
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.