Tides / Papua New Guinea / Morobe Province / Lae

Lae

Tide station

Lae in Morobe 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 low tide

0.3 m (1.1 ft)Tomorrow · 8:00 AM

Next high tide

0.9 m (2.9 ft)Tomorrow · 4:08 PM

Low tide is 12 hr 39 min from now and will drop 0.6 m (1.8 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 12 hr 39 min from now and will drop 0.6 m (1.8 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Wednesday, October 21	Low	8:00 AM	0.34 m (1.11 ft)
	High	4:08 PM	0.88 m (2.87 ft)
	Low	10:20 PM	0.77 m (2.54 ft)
	High	11:39 PM	0.78 m (2.55 ft)
Thursday, October 22	Low	8:07 AM	0.37 m (1.21 ft)
	High	3:15 PM	0.88 m (2.89 ft)
	Low	9:17 PM	0.71 m (2.31 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	1:10 AM	0.77 m (2.53 ft)
	Low	8:09 AM	0.41 m (1.35 ft)
	High	2:53 PM	0.93 m (3.04 ft)
	Low	9:13 PM	0.61 m (2.01 ft)
Saturday, October 24	High	2:04 AM	0.75 m (2.47 ft)
	Low	8:09 AM	0.46 m (1.51 ft)
	High	2:50 PM	0.99 m (3.24 ft)
	Low	9:34 PM	0.52 m (1.69 ft)
Sunday, October 25	High	2:53 AM	0.72 m (2.35 ft)
	Low	8:09 AM	0.51 m (1.67 ft)
	High	2:59 PM	1.05 m (3.44 ft)
	Low	10:03 PM	0.43 m (1.39 ft)
Monday, October 26	High	3:42 AM	0.66 m (2.18 ft)
	Low	8:02 AM	0.55 m (1.80 ft)
	High	3:12 PM	1.10 m (3.62 ft)
	Low	10:37 PM	0.35 m (1.15 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	High	4:33 AM	0.60 m (1.98 ft)
	Low	7:38 AM	0.56 m (1.85 ft)
	High	3:26 PM	1.15 m (3.77 ft)

See more tides through Sunday, November 29

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Tuesday, October 27	Low	11:14 PM	0.30 m (0.99 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	High	5:41 AM	0.53 m (1.75 ft)
	Low	6:26 AM	0.53 m (1.75 ft)
	High	3:40 PM	1.18 m (3.87 ft)
	Low	11:57 PM	0.28 m (0.92 ft)
Thursday, October 29	High	3:50 PM	1.19 m (3.92 ft)
Friday, October 30	Low	12:51 AM	0.29 m (0.95 ft)
Friday, October 30	High	3:57 PM	1.19 m (3.90 ft)
Saturday, October 31	Low	4:07 AM	0.31 m (1.02 ft)
Saturday, October 31	High	4:01 PM	1.17 m (3.83 ft)
Sunday, November 1	Low	6:20 AM	0.30 m (0.97 ft)
Sunday, November 1	High	4:08 PM	1.12 m (3.68 ft)
Monday, November 2	Low	7:06 AM	0.31 m (1.00 ft)
Monday, November 2	High	4:13 PM	1.06 m (3.48 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	Low	7:35 AM	0.35 m (1.14 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	4:09 PM	0.99 m (3.26 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	Low	7:53 AM	0.42 m (1.38 ft)
	High	3:44 PM	0.94 m (3.09 ft)
	Low	10:01 PM	0.67 m (2.20 ft)
Thursday, November 5	High	12:22 AM	0.69 m (2.26 ft)
	Low	7:48 AM	0.51 m (1.66 ft)
	High	3:02 PM	0.93 m (3.06 ft)
	Low	9:57 PM	0.57 m (1.88 ft)
Friday, November 6	High	1:54 AM	0.66 m (2.17 ft)
	Low	6:47 AM	0.57 m (1.86 ft)
	High	2:27 PM	0.98 m (3.20 ft)
	Low	10:12 PM	0.47 m (1.55 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	2:56 AM	0.63 m (2.06 ft)
	Low	6:19 AM	0.58 m (1.90 ft)
	High	2:12 PM	1.04 m (3.43 ft)
	Low	10:31 PM	0.39 m (1.27 ft)
Sunday, November 8	High	3:48 AM	0.59 m (1.93 ft)
	Low	6:17 AM	0.57 m (1.86 ft)
	High	2:14 PM	1.11 m (3.65 ft)
	Low	10:49 PM	0.32 m (1.06 ft)
Monday, November 9	High	4:34 AM	0.55 m (1.82 ft)
	Low	6:22 AM	0.55 m (1.79 ft)
	High	2:25 PM	1.17 m (3.82 ft)
	Low	11:02 PM	0.28 m (0.90 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	High	5:19 AM	0.53 m (1.73 ft)
	Low	6:24 AM	0.53 m (1.72 ft)
	High	2:41 PM	1.20 m (3.94 ft)
	Low	11:15 PM	0.25 m (0.81 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	High	3:00 PM	1.22 m (3.99 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	Low	11:32 PM	0.24 m (0.78 ft)
Thursday, November 12	High	3:20 PM	1.22 m (3.99 ft)
Thursday, November 12	Low	11:58 PM	0.25 m (0.80 ft)
Friday, November 13	High	3:42 PM	1.20 m (3.95 ft)
Saturday, November 14	Low	12:31 AM	0.27 m (0.89 ft)
Saturday, November 14	High	4:04 PM	1.18 m (3.87 ft)
Sunday, November 15	Low	1:15 AM	0.31 m (1.01 ft)
Sunday, November 15	High	4:25 PM	1.14 m (3.74 ft)
Monday, November 16	Low	2:19 AM	0.35 m (1.14 ft)
Monday, November 16	High	4:44 PM	1.09 m (3.57 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	Low	4:32 AM	0.38 m (1.25 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	High	4:53 PM	1.02 m (3.34 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	Low	5:36 AM	0.41 m (1.34 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	High	4:32 PM	0.94 m (3.09 ft)
Thursday, November 19	Low	6:00 AM	0.45 m (1.46 ft)
Thursday, November 19	High	3:01 PM	0.90 m (2.96 ft)
Friday, November 20	Low	6:12 AM	0.49 m (1.61 ft)
	High	2:06 PM	0.94 m (3.08 ft)
	Low	10:34 PM	0.58 m (1.90 ft)
Saturday, November 21	High	1:16 AM	0.59 m (1.95 ft)
	Low	6:16 AM	0.54 m (1.76 ft)
	High	1:54 PM	1.00 m (3.29 ft)
	Low	10:10 PM	0.47 m (1.54 ft)
Sunday, November 22	High	3:59 AM	0.59 m (1.94 ft)
	Low	6:10 AM	0.58 m (1.91 ft)
	High	2:01 PM	1.07 m (3.51 ft)
	Low	10:23 PM	0.36 m (1.17 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	2:17 PM	1.13 m (3.72 ft)
Monday, November 23	Low	10:49 PM	0.26 m (0.85 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	High	2:38 PM	1.18 m (3.87 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	Low	11:24 PM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	High	3:00 PM	1.21 m (3.97 ft)
Thursday, November 26	Low	12:04 AM	0.15 m (0.51 ft)
Thursday, November 26	High	3:23 PM	1.22 m (4.01 ft)
Friday, November 27	Low	12:49 AM	0.15 m (0.51 ft)
Friday, November 27	High	3:44 PM	1.22 m (3.99 ft)
Saturday, November 28	Low	1:37 AM	0.19 m (0.62 ft)
Saturday, November 28	High	3:56 PM	1.19 m (3.90 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	2:30 AM	0.25 m (0.81 ft)
Sunday, November 29	High	3:56 PM	1.14 m (3.74 ft)

This water today

The tide at Lae is falling toward a low of 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 8:00 AM. The highest tide on this page is 1.2 m (4.0 ft) on Thursday, November 26, in 37 days. That is 0.3 m (1.0 ft) above today's higher high.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Thursday, November 12, 2026. That is 23 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 Thursday, November 5, 2026. That is 16 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 Lae. 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 5:49 AM and sunset is 6:05 PM. The tides are a low of 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 7:47 AM and a high of 0.9 m (3.0 ft) at 5:17 PM. The high at 5:17 PM is 48 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 26°C, wind 6 kn E, rain 0.8 mm, pressure 1013 hPa (29.91 in).

Wednesday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 74% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:48 AM and sunset is 6:05 PM. The tides are a low of 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 8:00 AM, a high of 0.9 m (2.9 ft) at 4:08 PM, a low of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 10:20 PM, and a high of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 11:39 PM. The high at 4:08 PM is 117 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Cloudy, 29°C, wind 9 kn SE, rain 0.3 mm.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 82% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 5:48 AM and sunset is 6:05 PM. The tides are a low of 0.4 m (1.2 ft) at 8:07 AM, a high of 0.9 m (2.9 ft) at 3:15 PM, and a low of 0.7 m (2.3 ft) at 9:17 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, 29°C, wind 8 kn SE, rain 6.1 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 5:48 AM and sunset is 6:05 PM. The tides are a high of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 1:10 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.3 ft) at 8:09 AM, a high of 0.9 m (3.0 ft) at 2:53 PM, and a low of 0.6 m (2.0 ft) at 9:13 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, 28°C, wind 7 kn SE, rain 0.6 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 5:47 AM and sunset is 6:05 PM. The tides are a high of 0.8 m (2.5 ft) at 2:04 AM, a low of 0.5 m (1.5 ft) at 8:09 AM, a high of 1.0 m (3.2 ft) at 2:50 PM, and a low of 0.5 m (1.7 ft) at 9:34 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, 28°C, wind 8 kn SE, rain 2.3 mm.

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

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 0.45 m (1.49 ft)
Mean high water: 0.90 m (2.96 ft)
Mean low water: 0.45 m (1.47 ft)
Mean sea level: 0.67 m (2.21 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: 4:38 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 5:02 AM
Dawn: 5:27 AM
Blue hour, morning: 5:27 AM to 5:35 AM
Golden hour, morning: 5:35 AM to 6:16 AM
Sunrise: 5:48 AM
Solar noon: 11:57 AM
Golden hour, evening: 5:38 PM to 6:19 PM
Sunset: 6:06 PM
Blue hour, evening: 6:19 PM to 6:27 PM
Dusk: 6:27 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 6:52 PM
Last light: 7:16 PM
Day length: 12 hours 17 minutes
Moon: First Quarter, about 63% lit
Moonrise: 1:12 PM
Moonset: 1:08 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

Tuesday 26°C
Rain
6 kn E · Rain 0.8 mm · 1013 hPa (29.91 in)
Wednesday 29°C
Cloudy
9 kn SE · Rain 0.3 mm
Thursday 29°C
Rain
8 kn SE · Rain 6.1 mm
Friday 28°C
Rain
7 kn SE · Rain 0.6 mm
Saturday 28°C
Rain
8 kn SE · Rain 2.3 mm

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.

On the water nearby

The closest named places from OpenStreetMap. A place with no name on that map is left off. Private and customer-only launches are labeled.

Marinas

Lae Yacht Club1.7 mi

Beaches

Sipaia Beach3.0 mi

Parks

Lae Botanical Gardens1.2 mi
Hilma Wong Friendly Park1.9 mi

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