Timaru Tides
Live tide times, a 7-day forecast, sun and moon times, and the best fishing windows for Timaru.
Timaru tide times for Timaru, updated automatically, with today’s high and low tides plus a 7-day forecast.
Tide now · Timaru
Next high 01:05 · next low 07:14
Sun
Rise 06:49
Set 18:16
Moon · waning crescent
Rise 05:17
Set 14:32
1.9 m range today
Fishing times today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 00:11, 06:21, 12:44, 18:58
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 09:50, 22:18
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 05:17, 14:32
Timaru has a semi-diurnal tide, with roughly two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Checking the Timaru 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 Timaru, 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 10 Sep & Fri 11 Sep (up to 2.1 m range).
| Today · Tue 8 Sep |
▲ 00:11 · 2.3 m
▼ 06:21 · 0.6 m
▲ 12:44 · 2.5 m
▼ 18:58 · 0.6 m
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| Wed 9 Sep |
▲ 01:05 · 2.4 m
▼ 07:14 · 0.5 m
▲ 13:38 · 2.5 m
▼ 19:46 · 0.5 m
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| Thu 10 Sep |
▲ 01:56 · 2.5 m
▼ 08:05 · 0.5 m
▲ 14:27 · 2.6 m
▼ 20:34 · 0.5 m
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| Fri 11 Sep |
▲ 02:45 · 2.5 m
▼ 08:55 · 0.5 m
▲ 15:14 · 2.6 m
▼ 21:20 · 0.5 m
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| Sat 12 Sep |
▲ 03:33 · 2.5 m
▼ 09:45 · 0.5 m
▲ 15:59 · 2.5 m
▼ 22:08 · 0.6 m
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| Sun 13 Sep |
▲ 04:21 · 2.4 m
▼ 10:34 · 0.6 m
▲ 16:44 · 2.4 m
▼ 22:55 · 0.6 m
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| Mon 14 Sep |
▲ 05:09 · 2.4 m
▼ 11:22 · 0.6 m
▲ 17:29 · 2.3 m
▼ 23:43 · 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 Timaru tide times
When are the tides in Timaru today?
Today the tides for Timaru (the standard port for Timaru) are: high 00:11 (2.3 m), low 06:21 (0.6 m), high 12:44 (2.5 m), low 18:58 (0.6 m). A full 7-day forecast is in the table above.
What is the tidal range in Timaru?
Timaru has a semi-diurnal tide, with two high tides and two low tides a day. Today the range is about 1.9 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 Timaru?
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 Timaru?
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 00:11, 06:21, 12:44, 18:58. The solunar major bite periods today are around 09:50 and 22:18.
Where do these Timaru tide predictions come from?
They are official predictions from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Timaru, the nearest standard port to Timaru, 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.