Wellington Tides
High and low tide times for Wellington today, with a 7 day tide chart, sun and moon times and the best fishing windows.
Wellington tide times today
Tide times for Wellington, from official LINZ predictions and updated automatically: where the tide is right now, today’s highs and lows, and the week ahead.
Wellington tide chart
Best fishing times in Wellington today
Solunar bite times: major 5:23am and 5:54pm (moon overhead and underfoot), minor 9:49am (moonrise and moonset).
High and low tides in Wellington this week
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today · Sat 31 Oct | 9:48am 1.9 m10:21pm 1.7 m | 3:38am 0.6 m4:20pm 0.5 m | 1.4 m |
| Sun 1 Nov | 10:44am 1.9 m11:14pm 1.7 m | 4:32am 0.6 m5:12pm 0.5 m | 1.4 m |
| Mon 2 Nov | 11:39am 1.9 m | 5:25am 0.6 m6:04pm 0.5 m | 1.4 m |
| Tue 3 Nov | 12:06am 1.7 m12:34pm 1.8 m | 6:20am 0.6 m6:54pm 0.5 m | 1.3 m |
| Wed 4 Nov | 12:59am 1.7 m1:29pm 1.8 m | 7:15am 0.6 m7:44pm 0.6 m | 1.2 m |
| Thu 5 Nov | 1:54am 1.7 m2:23pm 1.7 m | 8:10am 0.6 m8:35pm 0.6 m | 1.1 m |
| Fri 6 Nov | 2:49am 1.7 m3:17pm 1.7 m | 9:07am 0.6 m9:26pm 0.7 m | 1.1 m |
Wellington tides: common questions
Wellington has a semi-diurnal tide, with roughly two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Checking the Wellington tide times before you head out helps with fishing, boating, launching, gathering shellfish and beach access. These are live high and low tide predictions for Wellington, and update automatically.
When is high tide in Wellington today?
Today at Wellington (the standard port for Wellington), high tide is at 9:48am (1.9 m) and 10:21pm (1.7 m), and low tide is at 3:38am (0.6 m) and 4:20pm (0.5 m). The whole week is in the table above.
What is the tidal range in Wellington?
Wellington has a semi-diurnal tide, with two high tides and two low tides a day. Today the range is about 1.4 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 Wellington?
There are about two high and two low tides every 24 hours and 50 minutes, so tides turn roughly every 6 hours 12 minutes and each one is about 50 minutes later than the day before.
When is the best time to fish in Wellington?
Fishing is usually best in the moving water around each tide change, about an hour either side. Today that is 2:38am to 4:38am, 8:48am to 10:48am, 3:20pm to 5:20pm, 9:21pm to 11:21pm. The solunar major bite periods today are around 5:23am and 5:54pm.
Where do these Wellington tide predictions come from?
They are official predictions from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Wellington, the nearest standard port to Wellington, 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.
Sources and data notes 1
- Tides: Tide predictions: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), CC BY 3.0 NZ. Sun and moon: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.