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0.5 m (1.5 ft)Tomorrow · 9:18 AMTides / Papua New Guinea / Milne Bay Province / Alotau
Alotau
Tide station
Alotau in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (+10). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.
Next high tide
1.0 m (3.2 ft)Tomorrow · 5:14 PMLow tide is 10 hr 47 min from now and will drop 0.4 m (1.4 ft).
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Tide station
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 10 hr 47 min from now and will drop 0.4 m (1.4 ft).
| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 22 | Low | 9:18 AM | 0.46 m (1.50 ft) |
| High | 5:14 PM | 0.97 m (3.17 ft) | |
| Friday, October 23 | Low | 12:31 AM | 0.66 m (2.18 ft) |
| High | 3:25 AM | 0.68 m (2.23 ft) | |
| Low | 9:27 AM | 0.52 m (1.71 ft) | |
| High | 4:45 PM | 0.95 m (3.10 ft) | |
| Saturday, October 24 | Low | 12:09 AM | 0.61 m (2.00 ft) |
| High | 5:13 AM | 0.70 m (2.30 ft) | |
| Low | 9:30 AM | 0.60 m (1.98 ft) | |
| High | 4:11 PM | 0.95 m (3.11 ft) | |
| Sunday, October 25 | Low | 12:10 AM | 0.53 m (1.73 ft) |
| High | 6:43 AM | 0.72 m (2.37 ft) | |
| Low | 9:19 AM | 0.69 m (2.28 ft) | |
| High | 3:54 PM | 0.96 m (3.17 ft) | |
| Monday, October 26 | Low | 12:24 AM | 0.44 m (1.46 ft) |
| High | 3:42 PM | 0.99 m (3.25 ft) | |
| Tuesday, October 27 | Low | 12:44 AM | 0.37 m (1.22 ft) |
| High | 3:16 PM | 1.03 m (3.40 ft) | |
| Wednesday, October 28 | Low | 1:08 AM | 0.32 m (1.06 ft) |
| High | 2:26 PM | 1.11 m (3.64 ft) |
See more tides through Monday, November 30
| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, October 29 | Low | 1:35 AM | 0.30 m (0.99 ft) |
| High | 2:35 PM | 1.19 m (3.90 ft) | |
| Friday, October 30 | Low | 2:37 AM | 0.31 m (1.02 ft) |
| High | 3:02 PM | 1.24 m (4.08 ft) | |
| Saturday, October 31 | Low | 1:38 AM | 0.35 m (1.14 ft) |
| High | 2:20 AM | 0.35 m (1.14 ft) | |
| Low | 4:53 AM | 0.33 m (1.09 ft) | |
| High | 3:34 PM | 1.27 m (4.15 ft) | |
| Sunday, November 1 | Low | 1:35 AM | 0.40 m (1.32 ft) |
| High | 2:54 AM | 0.41 m (1.33 ft) | |
| Low | 7:00 AM | 0.35 m (1.13 ft) | |
| High | 4:04 PM | 1.25 m (4.11 ft) | |
| Monday, November 2 | Low | 1:36 AM | 0.46 m (1.52 ft) |
| High | 3:28 AM | 0.48 m (1.56 ft) | |
| Low | 8:07 AM | 0.37 m (1.20 ft) | |
| High | 4:31 PM | 1.21 m (3.96 ft) | |
| Tuesday, November 3 | Low | 1:35 AM | 0.52 m (1.72 ft) |
| High | 4:08 AM | 0.55 m (1.80 ft) | |
| Low | 8:47 AM | 0.42 m (1.38 ft) | |
| High | 4:50 PM | 1.14 m (3.73 ft) | |
| Wednesday, November 4 | Low | 1:30 AM | 0.56 m (1.84 ft) |
| High | 4:56 AM | 0.62 m (2.03 ft) | |
| Low | 9:16 AM | 0.51 m (1.67 ft) | |
| High | 4:59 PM | 1.05 m (3.45 ft) | |
| Thursday, November 5 | Low | 12:53 AM | 0.57 m (1.87 ft) |
| High | 5:57 AM | 0.68 m (2.22 ft) | |
| Low | 9:34 AM | 0.62 m (2.03 ft) | |
| High | 4:49 PM | 0.97 m (3.19 ft) | |
| Low | 11:59 PM | 0.52 m (1.71 ft) | |
| Friday, November 6 | High | 7:55 AM | 0.74 m (2.42 ft) |
| Low | 9:03 AM | 0.74 m (2.42 ft) | |
| High | 3:54 PM | 0.93 m (3.06 ft) | |
| Low | 11:53 PM | 0.44 m (1.45 ft) | |
| Saturday, November 7 | High | 2:32 PM | 0.97 m (3.19 ft) |
| Sunday, November 8 | Low | 12:02 AM | 0.37 m (1.21 ft) |
| High | 2:12 PM | 1.04 m (3.42 ft) | |
| Monday, November 9 | Low | 12:15 AM | 0.31 m (1.02 ft) |
| High | 2:04 PM | 1.11 m (3.64 ft) | |
| Tuesday, November 10 | Low | 12:24 AM | 0.28 m (0.91 ft) |
| High | 2:07 PM | 1.16 m (3.80 ft) | |
| Wednesday, November 11 | Low | 12:20 AM | 0.26 m (0.85 ft) |
| High | 2:24 PM | 1.19 m (3.91 ft) | |
| Thursday, November 12 | Low | 12:10 AM | 0.25 m (0.82 ft) |
| High | 2:47 PM | 1.21 m (3.96 ft) | |
| Friday, November 13 | Low | 12:20 AM | 0.26 m (0.84 ft) |
| High | 3:14 PM | 1.21 m (3.98 ft) | |
| Saturday, November 14 | Low | 12:41 AM | 0.28 m (0.90 ft) |
| High | 3:42 PM | 1.21 m (3.97 ft) | |
| Sunday, November 15 | Low | 1:07 AM | 0.31 m (1.02 ft) |
| High | 4:09 PM | 1.20 m (3.93 ft) | |
| Monday, November 16 | Low | 1:35 AM | 0.36 m (1.17 ft) |
| High | 4:31 PM | 1.17 m (3.85 ft) | |
| Tuesday, November 17 | Low | 2:00 AM | 0.41 m (1.35 ft) |
| High | 4:46 PM | 1.13 m (3.70 ft) | |
| Wednesday, November 18 | Low | 2:12 AM | 0.47 m (1.53 ft) |
| High | 4:47 PM | 1.07 m (3.51 ft) | |
| Thursday, November 19 | Low | 2:02 AM | 0.52 m (1.70 ft) |
| High | 6:05 AM | 0.56 m (1.85 ft) | |
| Low | 6:55 AM | 0.56 m (1.85 ft) | |
| High | 4:25 PM | 1.01 m (3.33 ft) | |
| Friday, November 20 | Low | 1:13 AM | 0.54 m (1.79 ft) |
| High | 6:38 AM | 0.64 m (2.09 ft) | |
| Low | 7:16 AM | 0.64 m (2.09 ft) | |
| High | 3:45 PM | 0.98 m (3.22 ft) | |
| Saturday, November 21 | Low | 12:07 AM | 0.51 m (1.68 ft) |
| High | 2:59 PM | 0.98 m (3.22 ft) | |
| Low | 11:51 PM | 0.43 m (1.41 ft) | |
| Sunday, November 22 | High | 2:42 PM | 1.01 m (3.30 ft) |
| Low | 11:58 PM | 0.33 m (1.10 ft) | |
| Monday, November 23 | High | 2:34 PM | 1.03 m (3.39 ft) |
| Tuesday, November 24 | Low | 12:19 AM | 0.25 m (0.82 ft) |
| High | 2:12 PM | 1.07 m (3.51 ft) | |
| Wednesday, November 25 | Low | 12:49 AM | 0.19 m (0.64 ft) |
| High | 12:58 PM | 1.14 m (3.73 ft) | |
| Thursday, November 26 | Low | 1:26 AM | 0.17 m (0.56 ft) |
| High | 1:17 PM | 1.21 m (3.95 ft) | |
| Friday, November 27 | Low | 2:09 AM | 0.19 m (0.61 ft) |
| High | 1:52 PM | 1.25 m (4.12 ft) | |
| Saturday, November 28 | Low | 2:55 AM | 0.23 m (0.76 ft) |
| High | 2:29 PM | 1.28 m (4.19 ft) | |
| Sunday, November 29 | Low | 3:44 AM | 0.31 m (1.01 ft) |
| High | 3:04 PM | 1.27 m (4.17 ft) | |
| Monday, November 30 | Low | 1:22 AM | 0.40 m (1.30 ft) |
| High | 3:25 AM | 0.41 m (1.34 ft) | |
| Low | 4:40 AM | 0.41 m (1.33 ft) | |
| High | 3:35 PM | 1.23 m (4.03 ft) |
This water today
The tide at Alotau is falling toward a low of 0.5 m (1.5 ft) at 9:18 AM. The highest tide on this page is 1.3 m (4.2 ft) on Saturday, November 28, in 38 days. That is 0.3 m (1.0 ft) above today's higher high.
King tide and neap
The next king tide is Saturday, October 31, 2026. That is 10 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 Saturday, October 24, 2026. That is 3 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 Alotau. 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 74% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:32 AM and sunset is 5:54 PM. The tides are a low of 0.4 m (1.3 ft) at 9:03 AM and a high of 1.0 m (3.3 ft) at 5:33 PM. The high at 5:33 PM is 21 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 26°C, wind 10 kn SE, rain 0.1 mm, pressure 1015 hPa (29.98 in).
Thursday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 82% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:32 AM and sunset is 5:54 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 m (1.5 ft) at 9:18 AM and a high of 1.0 m (3.2 ft) at 5:14 PM. The high at 5:14 PM is 40 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 30°C, wind 14 kn SE, rain 4.5 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 5:31 AM and sunset is 5:54 PM. The tides are a low of 0.7 m (2.2 ft) at 12:31 AM, a high of 0.7 m (2.2 ft) at 3:25 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.7 ft) at 9:27 AM, and a high of 0.9 m (3.1 ft) at 4:45 PM. The high at 4:45 PM is 69 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 30°C, wind 14 kn E, rain 1.2 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 5:31 AM and sunset is 5:54 PM. The tides are a low of 0.6 m (2.0 ft) at 12:09 AM, a high of 0.7 m (2.3 ft) at 5:13 AM, a low of 0.6 m (2.0 ft) at 9:30 AM, and a high of 0.9 m (3.1 ft) at 4:11 PM. The high at 4:11 PM is 103 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 29°C, wind 9 kn NE.
Sunday
The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 99% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:30 AM and sunset is 5:55 PM. The tides are a low of 0.5 m (1.7 ft) at 12:10 AM, a high of 0.7 m (2.4 ft) at 6:43 AM, a low of 0.7 m (2.3 ft) at 9:19 AM, and a high of 1.0 m (3.2 ft) at 3:54 PM. No high or low this day falls within two hours of sunrise or sunset, so this day is not highlighted. The forecast is Cloudy, 29°C, wind 6 kn NE.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday are the days in this snapshot where a turn meets sunrise or sunset.
Average tide levels
- Mean tide range
- 0.39 m (1.28 ft)
- Mean high water
- 0.90 m (2.95 ft)
- Mean low water
- 0.51 m (1.67 ft)
- Mean sea level
- 0.70 m (2.31 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
- 4:20 AM
- Nautical twilight begins
- 4:45 AM
- Dawn
- 5:10 AM
- Blue hour, morning
- 5:10 AM to 5:19 AM
- Golden hour, morning
- 5:19 AM to 6:00 AM
- Sunrise
- 5:32 AM
- Solar noon
- 11:43 AM
- Golden hour, evening
- 5:26 PM to 6:07 PM
- Sunset
- 5:54 PM
- Blue hour, evening
- 6:07 PM to 6:16 PM
- Dusk
- 6:16 PM
- Nautical twilight ends
- 6:41 PM
- Last light
- 7:06 PM
- Day length
- 12 hours 22 minutes
- Moon
- Waxing Gibbous, about 73% lit
- Moonrise
- 1:41 PM
- Moonset
- 1:40 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 26°C
Partly cloudy
10 kn SE · Rain 0.1 mm · 1015 hPa (29.98 in)
- Thursday 30°C
Rain
14 kn SE · Rain 4.5 mm
- Friday 30°C
Rain
14 kn E · Rain 1.2 mm
- Saturday 29°C
Partly cloudy
9 kn NE
- Sunday 29°C
Cloudy
6 kn NE
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.