New Plymouth Tides
Live tide times, a 7-day forecast, sun and moon times, and the best fishing windows for New Plymouth.
New Plymouth tide times for Port Taranaki, updated automatically, with today’s high and low tides plus a 7-day forecast.
Tide now · Port Taranaki
Next high 09:10 · next low 03:01
Sun
Rise 07:14
Set 17:43
Moon · waning crescent
Rise 06:10
Set 15:39
2.9 m range today Spring tides
Fishing times today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 02:06, 08:15, 14:31, 20:47
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 10:51, 23:22
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 06:10, 15:39
New Plymouth has a semi-diurnal tide, with roughly two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Checking the New Plymouth 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 Port Taranaki, 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 Thu 13 Aug (up to 3.5 m range).
| Today · Tue 11 Aug |
▼ 02:06 · 0.7 m
▲ 08:15 · 3.2 m
▼ 14:31 · 0.6 m
▲ 20:47 · 3.5 m
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| Wed 12 Aug |
▼ 03:01 · 0.5 m
▲ 09:10 · 3.4 m
▼ 15:22 · 0.4 m
▲ 21:36 · 3.7 m
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| Thu 13 Aug |
▼ 03:50 · 0.3 m
▲ 09:59 · 3.5 m
▼ 16:08 · 0.3 m
▲ 22:21 · 3.8 m
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| Fri 14 Aug |
▼ 04:35 · 0.3 m
▲ 10:44 · 3.6 m
▼ 16:52 · 0.3 m
▲ 23:03 · 3.7 m
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| Sat 15 Aug |
▼ 05:18 · 0.3 m
▲ 11:26 · 3.6 m
▼ 17:33 · 0.3 m
▲ 23:44 · 3.6 m
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| Sun 16 Aug |
▼ 06:00 · 0.4 m
▲ 12:05 · 3.5 m
▼ 18:13 · 0.5 m
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| Mon 17 Aug |
▲ 00:23 · 3.5 m
▼ 06:39 · 0.5 m
▲ 12:43 · 3.3 m
▼ 18:52 · 0.7 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 New Plymouth tide times
When are the tides in New Plymouth today?
Today the tides for Port Taranaki (the standard port for New Plymouth) are: low 02:06 (0.7 m), high 08:15 (3.2 m), low 14:31 (0.6 m), high 20:47 (3.5 m). A full 7-day forecast is in the table above.
What is the tidal range in New Plymouth?
New Plymouth has a semi-diurnal tide, with two high tides and two low tides a day. Today the range is about 2.9 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 New Plymouth?
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 New Plymouth?
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 02:06, 08:15, 14:31, 20:47. The solunar major bite periods today are around 10:51 and 23:22.
Where do these New Plymouth tide predictions come from?
They are official predictions from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Port Taranaki, the nearest standard port to New Plymouth, 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.