Madang

This water today

The tide at Madang is falling toward a low of 0.9 m (2.8 ft) at 10:09 PM. The highest tide on this page is 1.2 m (3.9 ft) on Wednesday, November 25, in 36 days. That peak falls on the full moon, a spring tide.

Five-day fishing snapshot

This is the next five days at Madang. 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.

Tuesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 64% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:55 AM and sunset is 6:09 PM. The tides are a low of 0.4 m (1.2 ft) at 8:02 AM, a high of 1.0 m (3.4 ft) at 4:20 PM, and a low of 0.9 m (2.8 ft) at 10:09 PM. The high at 4:20 PM is 109 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 27°C, wind 9 kn NE, pressure 1012 hPa (29.88 in), rising.

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 74% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:54 AM and sunset is 6:09 PM. The tides are a high of 0.9 m (2.9 ft) at 1:07 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.3 ft) at 8:27 AM, a high of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 4:14 PM, and a low of 0.8 m (2.7 ft) at 10:12 PM. The high at 4:14 PM is 115 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 32°C, wind 8 kn NE.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 82% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:54 AM and sunset is 6:09 PM. The tides are a high of 0.9 m (2.9 ft) at 2:07 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.6 ft) at 8:49 AM, a high of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 4:04 PM, and a low of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 10:28 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Fog, 32°C, wind 9 kn NE, rain 0.2 mm.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 90% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:54 AM and sunset is 6:09 PM. The tides are a high of 0.9 m (2.8 ft) at 3:05 AM, a low of 0.6 m (1.8 ft) at 9:07 AM, a high of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 3:56 PM, and a low of 0.7 m (2.2 ft) at 10:55 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Rain, 32°C, wind 6 kn NE, rain 3.1 mm.

Saturday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 95% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:53 AM and sunset is 6:09 PM. The tides are a high of 0.8 m (2.7 ft) at 4:10 AM, a low of 0.6 m (2.1 ft) at 9:21 AM, a high of 1.0 m (3.4 ft) at 3:53 PM, and a low of 0.6 m (1.9 ft) at 11:30 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Rain, 31°C, wind 6 kn E, rain 1.4 mm.

Tuesday and Wednesday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.

Average tide levels

Mean tide range

0.43 m (1.40 ft)

Mean high water

0.99 m (3.24 ft)

Mean low water

0.56 m (1.84 ft)

Mean sea level

0.76 m (2.50 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.

Forecast

• Tuesday 27°C

  Partly cloudy

  9 kn NE · 1012 hPa (29.88 in), rising

• Wednesday 32°C

  Partly cloudy

  8 kn NE

• Thursday 32°C

  Fog

  9 kn NE · Rain 0.2 mm

• Friday 32°C

  Rain

  6 kn NE · Rain 3.1 mm

• Saturday 31°C

  Rain

  6 kn E · Rain 1.4 mm

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