Tide times for New Plymouth
Based on the Port Taranaki tide station, 3.7 km away.
Today,
Today's tides
Tide curve for today
Sun and moon
Waning gibbous · 72% illuminated · 10h 12m of daylight
Next 2 days
| Wednesday5 August | High01:333.2m Low07:560.8m High14:023.1m Low20:160.9m |
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| Thursday6 August | High02:253.1m Low08:470.9m High14:583.0m Low21:171.0m |
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About tides at New Plymouth
New Plymouth's coast is open and exposed, facing the Tasman with no shelter to speak of, so swell and tide combine to make a real difference to conditions. The Coastal Walkway runs the length of the city and the rock pools below it are only reachable near low water. Surfers at Fitzroy and East End generally look for a mid to high tide, and the black sand holds the heat on a still summer evening.
New Plymouth has a semidiurnal tide, meaning two high tides and two low tides in roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes. Because the lunar day is longer than the solar day, each tide arrives around 50 minutes later than the day before.
Tide heights are given in metres above chart datum, the level that soundings on nautical charts are measured from. Spring tides, with the largest range between high and low, follow the new and full moon. Neap tides, with the smallest range, follow the quarter moons.
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