When is high tide in Wellington today?

Today in Wellington (local time): low tide at 03:08 (0.7 m), high tide at 09:12 (1.6 m), low tide at 15:42 (0.7 m), high tide at 21:44 (1.5 m).

Wellington Tide Times Today, High & Low Tide Table

Right now

Rising

1.5 m · high in 8 min

Next high tide 9:44 pm1.5 m

Next low tide 3:52 am0.7 m · tomorrow

Tidal range today 0.9mbetween high and low water

Harmonic constants published by LINZNot for navigation

Wellington tide times today

High tideLow tideNow

Thursday 15 October

Low tide3:08 am

0.7 m

High tide9:12 am

1.6 m

Low tide3:42 pm

0.7 m

High tide9:44 pm

1.5 m

Wellington tide table: next 7 days

Today15 Oct

Low3:08 am0.7 m
High9:12 am1.6 m
Low3:42 pm0.7 m
High9:44 pm1.5 m

Sunrise 6:32 am · Sunset 7:41 pmWaxing crescent, 18%

Range 0.9 m

Friday16 Oct

Low3:52 am0.7 m
High9:58 am1.6 m
Low4:27 pm0.7 m
High10:28 pm1.5 m

Sunrise 6:31 am · Sunset 7:42 pmWaxing crescent, 26%

Range 0.9 m

Saturday17 Oct

Low4:35 am0.7 m
High10:43 am1.6 m
Low5:09 pm0.7 m
High11:10 pm1.5 m

Sunrise 6:29 am · Sunset 7:43 pmWaxing crescent, 34%

Range 0.9 m

Sunday18 Oct

Low5:17 am0.7 m
High11:27 am1.6 m
Low5:49 pm0.7 m
High11:50 pm1.5 m

Sunrise 6:28 am · Sunset 7:44 pmWaxing crescent, 43%

Range 0.9 m

Monday19 Oct

Low5:59 am0.8 m
High12:11 pm1.6 m
Low6:29 pm0.7 m

Sunrise 6:26 am · Sunset 7:46 pmFirst quarter, 53%

Range 0.9 m

Tuesday20 Oct

High12:31 am1.5 m
Low6:41 am0.8 m
High12:53 pm1.6 m
Low7:07 pm0.7 m

Sunrise 6:25 am · Sunset 7:47 pmWaxing gibbous, 62%

Range 0.9 m

Wednesday21 Oct

High1:11 am1.5 m
Low7:22 am0.8 m
High1:35 pm1.6 m
Low7:45 pm0.7 m

Sunrise 6:23 am · Sunset 7:48 pmWaxing gibbous, 72%

Range 0.9 m · Neap tide

Best fishing times in Wellington

Solunar periods: the moon overhead or underfoot (major, about 2 h) and moonrise or moonset (minor, about 1 h). Fish often feed more around these times, especially when they match a tide change. How the moon affects tides.

Day	Major periods	Minor periods	Moonrise	Moonset	Moon
Today	3:05 am–5:05 am 3:31 pm–5:31 pm	8:00 am–9:00 am	8:30 am	—	Waxing crescent
Fri 16 Oct	3:57 am–5:57 am 4:22 pm–6:22 pm	12:06 am–1:06 am 8:46 am–9:46 am	9:16 am	12:36 am	Waxing crescent
Sat 17 Oct	4:48 am–6:48 am 5:13 pm–7:13 pm	12:59 am–1:59 am 9:39 am–10:39 am	10:09 am	1:29 am	Waxing crescent
Sun 18 Oct	5:39 am–7:39 am 6:03 pm–8:03 pm	1:43 am–2:43 am 10:38 am–11:38 am	11:08 am	2:13 am	Waxing crescent
Mon 19 Oct	6:27 am–8:27 am 6:51 pm–8:51 pm	2:20 am–3:20 am 11:40 am–12:40 pm	12:10 pm	2:50 am	First quarter
Tue 20 Oct	7:14 am–9:14 am 7:37 pm–9:37 pm	2:51 am–3:51 am 12:44 pm–1:44 pm	1:14 pm	3:21 am	Waxing gibbous
Wed 21 Oct	7:59 am–9:59 am 8:21 pm–10:21 pm	3:17 am–4:17 am 1:49 pm–2:49 pm	2:19 pm	3:47 am	Waxing gibbous

This year in Wellington

Highest tide1.9m27 December 2026, 8:10 am

Lowest tide0.5m29 November 2026, 4:00 pm

Spring tide range1.3mneap tides: 0.8 m

King tides29 Nov 2026 · 27 Dec 2026 · 23 Jan 2027 · 6 Jul 2027 · 3 Aug 2027

Same tides nearby

These places use the same tide station as Wellington: Northland, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wainuiomata, Karori, Te Aro, Johnsonville, Newtown, Newlands, Khandallah, Petone, Churton Park.

LINZ

Calculated by Marinalo from the Wellington tide station, 0.8 km from Wellington: This work is based on Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand data which are licensed by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.. Heights above chart datum (LINZ). Times in local time (Pacific/Auckland), daylight saving included. Place names: GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Astronomical tides only: wind and air pressure can change the water level. Not for navigation: check LINZ tide predictions before going out. How we calculate tides.