Auckland (Waitematā) tide times

The hero block shows the next high tide on the Waitematā Harbour at Auckland in local New Zealand time (NZST in winter, NZDT in summer). The 7-day table covers all the highs and lows. High water on the Manukau side reaches the western harbour about three hours later than the Waitematā, so plan accordingly if you're crossing the isthmus.

Mean range at the Waitematā gauge is about 2.5 metres, climbing past 3.2 metres on spring tides around new and full moons and dropping near 1.6 metres on neaps. The pattern is cleanly semidiurnal — two highs and two lows of comparable size each day, twelve and a half hours apart. The Manukau on the western side runs a similar range but with the timing offset by about three hours.

Auckland sits on a narrow isthmus between the Waitematā Harbour (east, opening to the Hauraki Gulf and the Pacific) and the Manukau Harbour (west, opening to the Tasman Sea). The Pacific tide reaches the Waitematā directly, while the Tasman tide has to propagate around the top of the North Island past Cape Reinga before reaching the Manukau, so high water on the western side arrives about three hours later than on the eastern side.

Open-Meteo Marine, a gridded global ocean model. Useful for daily planning around the Waitematā, the Hauraki Gulf islands, and the Manukau. For authoritative New Zealand tide data, Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) operates the official Auckland gauge network and publishes the tide tables. The harbour pilots use those for the deep-water container approaches at Ports of Auckland.

No. For piloting in or out of the Waitematā Harbour, the Manukau bar, or any of the Hauraki Gulf channels use LINZ tide tables, the Maritime New Zealand notices to mariners, and the Ports of Auckland pilotage guidance. The Manukau bar in particular is a working hazard with strong currents and breaking seas in onshore weather.