Gisborne Tides
Live tide times, a 7-day forecast, sun and moon times, and the best fishing windows for Gisborne.
Gisborne tide times for Gisborne, updated automatically, with today’s high and low tides plus a 7-day forecast.
Tide now · Gisborne
Next high 16:42 · next low 10:28
Sun
Rise 05:51
Set 18:07
Moon · full moon
Rise 16:32
Set 04:54
1.2 m range today Spring tides
Fishing times today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 04:16, 10:28, 16:42, 22:57
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 10:38, 23:00
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 04:54, 16:32
Gisborne has a semi-diurnal tide, with roughly two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Checking the Gisborne 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 Gisborne, 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 Tue 29 Sep & Wed 30 Sep (up to 1.5 m range).
| Today · Fri 25 Sep |
▲ 04:16 · 1.8 m
▼ 10:28 · 0.7 m
▲ 16:42 · 1.9 m
▼ 22:57 · 0.7 m
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| Sat 26 Sep |
▲ 05:04 · 1.8 m
▼ 11:15 · 0.7 m
▲ 17:26 · 1.9 m
▼ 23:43 · 0.6 m
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| Sun 27 Sep |
▲ 07:51 · 1.9 m
▼ 14:01 · 0.6 m
▲ 20:11 · 1.9 m
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| Mon 28 Sep |
▼ 02:28 · 0.6 m
▲ 08:38 · 1.9 m
▼ 14:47 · 0.6 m
▲ 20:57 · 2.0 m
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| Tue 29 Sep |
▼ 03:14 · 0.5 m
▲ 09:25 · 2.0 m
▼ 15:35 · 0.6 m
▲ 21:45 · 2.0 m
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| Wed 30 Sep |
▼ 04:02 · 0.5 m
▲ 10:13 · 2.0 m
▼ 16:24 · 0.6 m
▲ 22:34 · 2.0 m
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| Thu 1 Oct |
▼ 04:50 · 0.5 m
▲ 11:02 · 2.0 m
▼ 17:16 · 0.6 m
▲ 23:25 · 2.0 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 Gisborne tide times
When are the tides in Gisborne today?
Today the tides for Gisborne (the standard port for Gisborne) are: high 04:16 (1.8 m), low 10:28 (0.7 m), high 16:42 (1.9 m), low 22:57 (0.7 m). A full 7-day forecast is in the table above.
What is the tidal range in Gisborne?
Gisborne has a semi-diurnal tide, with two high tides and two low tides a day. Today the range is about 1.2 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 Gisborne?
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 Gisborne?
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 04:16, 10:28, 16:42, 22:57. The solunar major bite periods today are around 10:38 and 23:00.
Where do these Gisborne tide predictions come from?
They are official predictions from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Gisborne, the nearest standard port to Gisborne, 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.