Invercargill Tides

Live tide times, a 7-day forecast, sun and moon times, and the best fishing windows for Invercargill.

Invercargill tide times for Bluff, updated automatically, with today’s high and low tides plus a 7-day forecast.

Tide now · Bluff

Next high 05:23 · next low 11:40

Sun

Rise 08:19

Set 17:25

Moon · waxing crescent

Rise 10:40

Set 23:22

2.1 m range today

Fishing times today

Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 05:23, 11:40, 17:52

Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 04:32, 16:54

Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 10:40, 23:22

Invercargill has a semi-diurnal tide, with roughly two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Checking the Invercargill 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 Bluff, 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 Sun 19 Jul (up to 2.1 m range).

Today · Sun 19 Jul		▲ 05:23 · 2.8 m ▼ 11:40 · 0.7 m ▲ 17:52 · 2.7 m
Mon 20 Jul		▼ 00:01 · 0.8 m ▲ 06:16 · 2.7 m ▼ 12:31 · 0.8 m ▲ 18:43 · 2.6 m
Tue 21 Jul		▼ 00:54 · 0.9 m ▲ 07:10 · 2.6 m ▼ 13:23 · 1.0 m ▲ 19:37 · 2.5 m
Wed 22 Jul		▼ 01:50 · 1.0 m ▲ 08:08 · 2.5 m ▼ 14:19 · 1.1 m ▲ 20:35 · 2.4 m
Thu 23 Jul		▼ 02:49 · 1.1 m ▲ 09:08 · 2.4 m ▼ 15:19 · 1.2 m ▲ 21:35 · 2.4 m
Fri 24 Jul		▼ 03:49 · 1.1 m ▲ 10:06 · 2.4 m ▼ 16:18 · 1.2 m ▲ 22:31 · 2.4 m
Sat 25 Jul		▼ 04:45 · 1.1 m ▲ 10:59 · 2.4 m ▼ 17:13 · 1.2 m ▲ 23:22 · 2.4 m

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.

Frequently asked questions about Invercargill tide times

When are the tides in Invercargill today?

Today the tides for Bluff (the standard port for Invercargill) are: high 05:23 (2.8 m), low 11:40 (0.7 m), high 17:52 (2.7 m). A full 7-day forecast is in the table above.

What is the tidal range in Invercargill?

Invercargill has a semi-diurnal tide, with two high tides and two low tides a day. Today the range is about 2.1 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 Invercargill?

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 Invercargill?

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 05:23, 11:40, 17:52. The solunar major bite periods today are around 04:32 and 16:54.

Where do these Invercargill tide predictions come from?

They are official predictions from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Bluff, the nearest standard port to Invercargill, 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.