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Rikitea

Tide station

Rikitea in Tuamotu-Gambier Islands, France. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (-09). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next low tide

0.2 m (0.5 ft)Today · 5:15 AM

Next high tide

0.8 m (2.5 ft)Today · 11:25 AM

Low tide is 1 hr 44 min from now and will drop 0.1 m (0.3 ft).

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Predicted rise and fall

This column is the predicted rise and fall from the moon and the sun, in metres and in feet. It is not a flood warning, and it is not the depth under the boat. The clocks are local time at this station.

Low tide is 1 hr 44 min from now and will drop 0.1 m (0.3 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 21	Low	5:15 AM	0.17 m (0.54 ft)
	High	11:25 AM	0.77 m (2.52 ft)
	Low	5:29 PM	0.15 m (0.50 ft)
	High	11:31 PM	0.78 m (2.54 ft)
Thursday, October 22	Low	5:44 AM	0.14 m (0.45 ft)
	High	11:57 AM	0.81 m (2.66 ft)
	Low	6:03 PM	0.13 m (0.44 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	12:02 AM	0.80 m (2.61 ft)
	Low	6:15 AM	0.11 m (0.37 ft)
	High	12:31 PM	0.85 m (2.78 ft)
	Low	6:39 PM	0.12 m (0.41 ft)
Saturday, October 24	High	12:37 AM	0.81 m (2.64 ft)
	Low	6:49 AM	0.10 m (0.33 ft)
	High	1:07 PM	0.87 m (2.84 ft)
	Low	7:17 PM	0.13 m (0.41 ft)
Sunday, October 25	High	1:14 AM	0.80 m (2.63 ft)
	Low	7:27 AM	0.10 m (0.32 ft)
	High	1:48 PM	0.87 m (2.84 ft)
	Low	8:00 PM	0.14 m (0.46 ft)
Monday, October 26	High	1:56 AM	0.78 m (2.57 ft)
	Low	8:10 AM	0.11 m (0.36 ft)
	High	2:34 PM	0.85 m (2.78 ft)
	Low	8:49 PM	0.17 m (0.54 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	2:44 AM	0.75 m (2.46 ft)
	Low	9:00 AM	0.13 m (0.44 ft)
	High	3:27 PM	0.81 m (2.66 ft)
	Low	9:45 PM	0.20 m (0.65 ft)

See more tides through Monday, November 30

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 28	High	3:41 AM	0.71 m (2.33 ft)
	Low	9:59 AM	0.17 m (0.55 ft)
	High	4:31 PM	0.77 m (2.51 ft)
	Low	10:52 PM	0.23 m (0.75 ft)
Thursday, October 29	High	4:50 AM	0.67 m (2.20 ft)
	Low	11:10 AM	0.20 m (0.66 ft)
	High	5:47 PM	0.73 m (2.40 ft)
Friday, October 30	Low	12:09 AM	0.24 m (0.79 ft)
	High	6:12 AM	0.65 m (2.14 ft)
	Low	12:35 PM	0.22 m (0.71 ft)
	High	7:09 PM	0.72 m (2.37 ft)
Saturday, October 31	Low	1:28 AM	0.22 m (0.74 ft)
	High	7:37 AM	0.67 m (2.20 ft)
	Low	1:59 PM	0.20 m (0.66 ft)
	High	8:22 PM	0.74 m (2.42 ft)
Sunday, November 1	Low	2:37 AM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
	High	8:51 AM	0.71 m (2.34 ft)
	Low	3:08 PM	0.17 m (0.57 ft)
	High	9:23 PM	0.77 m (2.51 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	3:34 AM	0.15 m (0.48 ft)
	High	9:50 AM	0.76 m (2.51 ft)
	Low	4:05 PM	0.15 m (0.48 ft)
	High	10:14 PM	0.79 m (2.60 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	Low	4:22 AM	0.11 m (0.37 ft)
	High	10:39 AM	0.81 m (2.66 ft)
	Low	4:53 PM	0.13 m (0.43 ft)
	High	10:58 PM	0.81 m (2.64 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	Low	5:05 AM	0.09 m (0.31 ft)
	High	11:22 AM	0.84 m (2.76 ft)
	Low	5:37 PM	0.13 m (0.42 ft)
	High	11:38 PM	0.81 m (2.65 ft)
Thursday, November 5	Low	5:44 AM	0.09 m (0.30 ft)
	High	12:00 PM	0.85 m (2.80 ft)
	Low	6:17 PM	0.14 m (0.45 ft)
Friday, November 6	High	12:15 AM	0.79 m (2.60 ft)
	Low	6:21 AM	0.10 m (0.33 ft)
	High	12:37 PM	0.85 m (2.79 ft)
	Low	6:55 PM	0.16 m (0.52 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	12:52 AM	0.77 m (2.52 ft)
	Low	6:56 AM	0.12 m (0.40 ft)
	High	1:12 PM	0.83 m (2.73 ft)
	Low	7:32 PM	0.19 m (0.61 ft)
Sunday, November 8	High	1:27 AM	0.74 m (2.41 ft)
	Low	7:31 AM	0.15 m (0.50 ft)
	High	1:47 PM	0.80 m (2.62 ft)
	Low	8:09 PM	0.22 m (0.71 ft)
Monday, November 9	High	2:04 AM	0.70 m (2.29 ft)
	Low	8:07 AM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
	High	2:24 PM	0.76 m (2.49 ft)
	Low	8:47 PM	0.25 m (0.82 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	High	2:41 AM	0.66 m (2.15 ft)
	Low	8:44 AM	0.22 m (0.73 ft)
	High	3:02 PM	0.72 m (2.35 ft)
	Low	9:28 PM	0.28 m (0.93 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	High	3:22 AM	0.62 m (2.03 ft)
	Low	9:25 AM	0.26 m (0.84 ft)
	High	3:47 PM	0.67 m (2.21 ft)
	Low	10:15 PM	0.31 m (1.02 ft)
Thursday, November 12	High	4:11 AM	0.58 m (1.91 ft)
	Low	10:15 AM	0.29 m (0.94 ft)
	High	4:40 PM	0.64 m (2.09 ft)
	Low	11:14 PM	0.33 m (1.09 ft)
Friday, November 13	High	5:13 AM	0.56 m (1.83 ft)
	Low	11:17 AM	0.31 m (1.02 ft)
	High	5:45 PM	0.61 m (2.01 ft)
Saturday, November 14	Low	12:25 AM	0.34 m (1.11 ft)
	High	6:29 AM	0.55 m (1.81 ft)
	Low	12:31 PM	0.32 m (1.05 ft)
	High	6:56 PM	0.61 m (2.00 ft)
Sunday, November 15	Low	1:37 AM	0.33 m (1.07 ft)
	High	7:44 AM	0.57 m (1.88 ft)
	Low	1:44 PM	0.31 m (1.02 ft)
	High	8:01 PM	0.62 m (2.05 ft)
Monday, November 16	Low	2:35 AM	0.30 m (0.98 ft)
	High	8:45 AM	0.61 m (2.01 ft)
	Low	2:44 PM	0.29 m (0.95 ft)
	High	8:54 PM	0.65 m (2.13 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	3:20 AM	0.26 m (0.86 ft)
	High	9:33 AM	0.66 m (2.17 ft)
	Low	3:33 PM	0.26 m (0.85 ft)
	High	9:37 PM	0.68 m (2.24 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	3:59 AM	0.23 m (0.74 ft)
	High	10:14 AM	0.72 m (2.35 ft)
	Low	4:15 PM	0.23 m (0.76 ft)
	High	10:17 PM	0.71 m (2.34 ft)
Thursday, November 19	Low	4:34 AM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
	High	10:51 AM	0.77 m (2.53 ft)
	Low	4:56 PM	0.20 m (0.66 ft)
	High	10:55 PM	0.74 m (2.44 ft)
Friday, November 20	Low	5:09 AM	0.15 m (0.50 ft)
	High	11:29 AM	0.82 m (2.69 ft)
	Low	5:37 PM	0.17 m (0.57 ft)
	High	11:33 PM	0.77 m (2.52 ft)
Saturday, November 21	Low	5:46 AM	0.12 m (0.39 ft)
	High	12:07 PM	0.86 m (2.81 ft)
	Low	6:19 PM	0.15 m (0.50 ft)
Sunday, November 22	High	12:14 AM	0.79 m (2.58 ft)
	Low	6:27 AM	0.09 m (0.31 ft)
	High	12:49 PM	0.88 m (2.89 ft)
	Low	7:03 PM	0.14 m (0.45 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	12:58 AM	0.79 m (2.61 ft)
	Low	7:10 AM	0.08 m (0.26 ft)
	High	1:35 PM	0.89 m (2.91 ft)
	Low	7:50 PM	0.13 m (0.44 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	High	1:45 AM	0.79 m (2.60 ft)
	Low	7:59 AM	0.08 m (0.26 ft)
	High	2:25 PM	0.88 m (2.87 ft)
	Low	8:42 PM	0.14 m (0.45 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	High	2:37 AM	0.78 m (2.55 ft)
	Low	8:52 AM	0.09 m (0.31 ft)
	High	3:20 PM	0.85 m (2.79 ft)
	Low	9:37 PM	0.15 m (0.50 ft)
Thursday, November 26	High	3:34 AM	0.75 m (2.47 ft)
	Low	9:50 AM	0.12 m (0.40 ft)
	High	4:20 PM	0.82 m (2.68 ft)
	Low	10:37 PM	0.17 m (0.55 ft)
Friday, November 27	High	4:37 AM	0.73 m (2.39 ft)
	Low	10:57 AM	0.16 m (0.52 ft)
	High	5:25 PM	0.79 m (2.58 ft)
	Low	11:42 PM	0.18 m (0.60 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	5:49 AM	0.71 m (2.33 ft)
	Low	12:10 PM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
	High	6:34 PM	0.76 m (2.50 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	12:51 AM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
	High	7:06 AM	0.71 m (2.34 ft)
	Low	1:26 PM	0.21 m (0.68 ft)
	High	7:42 PM	0.75 m (2.46 ft)
Monday, November 30	Low	1:59 AM	0.19 m (0.61 ft)

This water today

Sunrise is 5:22 AM, 7 minutes after the low at 5:15 AM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dawn. The tide at Rikitea is falling toward a low of 0.2 m (0.5 ft) at 5:15 AM. The highest tide on this page is 0.9 m (2.9 ft) on Monday, November 23, in 33 days. That peak falls on the full moon, a spring tide.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Sunday, October 25, 2026. That is 4 days from today. It is the highest high tide in the coming lunar cycle, about a month of tides. What a king tide is.

The next neap is Friday, October 30, 2026. That is 9 days from today. That day has the smallest rise and fall in the coming two weeks, the opposite of a king tide.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Rikitea. It uses the tide prediction at this station, the sun and moon at this coordinate, and the MET Norway forecast. A day is highlighted when a high or low falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset. Tide and sun times are local time at this station.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 81% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:22 AM and sunset is 6:07 PM. The tides are a low of 0.2 m (0.5 ft) at 5:15 AM, a high of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 11:25 AM, a low of 0.2 m (0.5 ft) at 5:29 PM, and a high of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 11:31 PM. The low at 5:15 AM is 7 minutes before sunrise. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 23°C, wind 17 kn W, rain 0.3 mm, pressure 1008 hPa (29.75 in), rising.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 88% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:21 AM and sunset is 6:07 PM. The tides are a low of 0.1 m (0.4 ft) at 5:44 AM, a high of 0.8 m (2.7 ft) at 11:57 AM, and a low of 0.1 m (0.4 ft) at 6:03 PM. The low at 5:44 AM is 23 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Cloudy, 22°C, wind 12 kn SE, rain 0.2 mm.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 94% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:21 AM and sunset is 6:08 PM. The tides are a high of 0.8 m (2.6 ft) at 12:02 AM, a low of 0.1 m (0.4 ft) at 6:15 AM, a high of 0.8 m (2.8 ft) at 12:31 PM, and a low of 0.1 m (0.4 ft) at 6:39 PM. The low at 6:15 AM is 54 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Rain, 23°C, wind 13 kn NE, rain 5.7 mm.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 98% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:20 AM and sunset is 6:08 PM. The tides are a high of 0.8 m (2.6 ft) at 12:37 AM, a low of 0.1 m (0.3 ft) at 6:49 AM, a high of 0.9 m (2.8 ft) at 1:07 PM, and a low of 0.1 m (0.4 ft) at 7:17 PM. The low at 6:49 AM is 89 minutes after sunrise. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 23°C, wind 16 kn SW, rain 0.1 mm.

Sunday

The moon is a full moon, about 100% lit, so the highs run larger. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset is 6:09 PM. The tides are a high of 0.8 m (2.6 ft) at 1:14 AM, a low of 0.1 m (0.3 ft) at 7:27 AM, a high of 0.9 m (2.8 ft) at 1:48 PM, and a low of 0.1 m (0.5 ft) at 8:00 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Clear, 22°C, wind 10 kn S.

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 0.55 m (1.80 ft)
Mean high water: 0.77 m (2.53 ft)
Mean low water: 0.22 m (0.73 ft)
Mean sea level: 0.50 m (1.63 ft)

These levels use the same zero as the tide table, lowest astronomical tide. Each height is shown in metres and in feet. Mean tide range is the average rise from low to high.

Sun and moon

First light: 4:04 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 4:32 AM
Dawn: 4:59 AM
Blue hour, morning: 4:59 AM to 5:08 AM
Golden hour, morning: 5:08 AM to 5:52 AM
Sunrise: 5:22 AM
Solar noon: 11:44 AM
Golden hour, evening: 5:37 PM to 6:21 PM
Sunset: 6:07 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:21 PM to 6:30 PM
Dusk: 6:30 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 6:57 PM
Last light: 7:25 PM
Day length: 12 hours 45 minutes
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, about 79% lit
Moonrise: 2:12 PM
Moonset: 2:26 AM

The larger tides, called spring tides, fall near the new moon and the full moon. The smaller neap tides fall near the quarters. Light times are for this coordinate, in local time at this station.

Forecast

Wednesday 23°C
Partly cloudy
17 kn W · Rain 0.3 mm · 1008 hPa (29.75 in), rising
Thursday 22°C
Cloudy
12 kn SE · Rain 0.2 mm
Friday 23°C
Rain
13 kn NE · Rain 5.7 mm
Saturday 23°C
Partly cloudy
16 kn SW · Rain 0.1 mm
Sunday 22°C
Clear
10 kn S

Data from MET Norway. Temperature is Celsius and wind is knots.

Hart-Davis, Michael; Dettmering, Denise; Seitz, Florian (2025). TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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