Nukualofa

Tide station

Nukualofa in Tongatapu, Tonga. Heights are metres above lowest astronomical tide, with the same height in feet. Tide times on this page are local time at this station (+13). If you are in another timezone, these clocks are not your phone's time.

Next high tide

1.2 m (4.1 ft)Today · 3:53 AM

Next low tide

0.4 m (1.4 ft)Today · 10:09 AM

High tide is 47 min from now and will rise 0.0 m (0.1 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.

High tide is 47 min from now and will rise 0.0 m (0.1 ft).

High and low tides for the next seven days
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Thursday, October 22	High	3:53 AM	1.24 m (4.07 ft)
	Low	10:09 AM	0.42 m (1.37 ft)
	High	4:27 PM	1.27 m (4.18 ft)
	Low	10:37 PM	0.49 m (1.60 ft)
Friday, October 23	High	4:44 AM	1.27 m (4.18 ft)
	Low	10:54 AM	0.40 m (1.30 ft)
	High	5:10 PM	1.34 m (4.39 ft)
	Low	11:24 PM	0.42 m (1.39 ft)
Saturday, October 24	High	5:32 AM	1.31 m (4.31 ft)
	Low	11:37 AM	0.37 m (1.21 ft)
	High	5:52 PM	1.41 m (4.62 ft)
Sunday, October 25	Low	12:10 AM	0.35 m (1.13 ft)
	High	6:19 AM	1.36 m (4.45 ft)
	Low	12:22 PM	0.34 m (1.11 ft)
	High	6:35 PM	1.48 m (4.85 ft)
Monday, October 26	Low	12:56 AM	0.27 m (0.88 ft)
	High	7:07 AM	1.40 m (4.58 ft)
	Low	1:07 PM	0.31 m (1.02 ft)
	High	7:20 PM	1.53 m (5.04 ft)
Tuesday, October 27	Low	1:44 AM	0.20 m (0.64 ft)
	High	7:57 AM	1.43 m (4.68 ft)
	Low	1:55 PM	0.29 m (0.97 ft)
	High	8:07 PM	1.57 m (5.16 ft)
Wednesday, October 28	Low	2:32 AM	0.14 m (0.47 ft)
	High	8:47 AM	1.44 m (4.73 ft)
	Low	2:45 PM	0.29 m (0.96 ft)
	High	8:56 PM	1.59 m (5.21 ft)

See more tides through Tuesday, December 1

High and low tides after the first week
Day	Tide	Time	Height
Thursday, October 29	Low	3:23 AM	0.12 m (0.38 ft)
	High	9:40 AM	1.44 m (4.74 ft)
	Low	3:38 PM	0.30 m (0.99 ft)
	High	9:48 PM	1.58 m (5.18 ft)
Friday, October 30	Low	4:16 AM	0.12 m (0.38 ft)
	High	10:36 AM	1.43 m (4.71 ft)
	Low	4:33 PM	0.33 m (1.07 ft)
	High	10:42 PM	1.55 m (5.09 ft)
Saturday, October 31	Low	5:12 AM	0.14 m (0.46 ft)
	High	11:34 AM	1.42 m (4.65 ft)
	Low	5:32 PM	0.35 m (1.16 ft)
	High	11:40 PM	1.51 m (4.95 ft)
Sunday, November 1	Low	6:10 AM	0.18 m (0.58 ft)
	High	12:33 PM	1.40 m (4.60 ft)
	Low	6:33 PM	0.38 m (1.25 ft)
Monday, November 2	High	12:41 AM	1.46 m (4.80 ft)
	Low	7:10 AM	0.22 m (0.72 ft)
	High	1:34 PM	1.40 m (4.58 ft)
	Low	7:37 PM	0.40 m (1.30 ft)
Tuesday, November 3	High	1:45 AM	1.42 m (4.66 ft)
	Low	8:11 AM	0.26 m (0.86 ft)
	High	2:35 PM	1.40 m (4.60 ft)
	Low	8:42 PM	0.40 m (1.30 ft)
Wednesday, November 4	High	2:49 AM	1.39 m (4.57 ft)
	Low	9:11 AM	0.30 m (0.98 ft)
	High	3:33 PM	1.42 m (4.65 ft)
	Low	9:45 PM	0.38 m (1.24 ft)
Thursday, November 5	High	3:52 AM	1.38 m (4.52 ft)
	Low	10:08 AM	0.33 m (1.08 ft)
	High	4:28 PM	1.44 m (4.72 ft)
	Low	10:44 PM	0.35 m (1.15 ft)
Friday, November 6	High	4:52 AM	1.37 m (4.49 ft)
	Low	11:01 AM	0.36 m (1.18 ft)
	High	5:19 PM	1.46 m (4.78 ft)
	Low	11:37 PM	0.32 m (1.04 ft)
Saturday, November 7	High	5:47 AM	1.36 m (4.47 ft)
	Low	11:50 AM	0.38 m (1.26 ft)
	High	6:06 PM	1.47 m (4.82 ft)
Sunday, November 8	Low	12:27 AM	0.29 m (0.95 ft)
	High	6:37 AM	1.35 m (4.44 ft)
	Low	12:37 PM	0.41 m (1.35 ft)
	High	6:50 PM	1.47 m (4.82 ft)
Monday, November 9	Low	1:13 AM	0.27 m (0.89 ft)
	High	7:25 AM	1.34 m (4.40 ft)
	Low	1:22 PM	0.44 m (1.43 ft)
	High	7:32 PM	1.46 m (4.78 ft)
Tuesday, November 10	Low	1:57 AM	0.27 m (0.87 ft)
	High	8:10 AM	1.32 m (4.34 ft)
	Low	2:05 PM	0.46 m (1.52 ft)
	High	8:14 PM	1.43 m (4.70 ft)
Wednesday, November 11	Low	2:39 AM	0.27 m (0.90 ft)
	High	8:54 AM	1.30 m (4.26 ft)
	Low	2:47 PM	0.49 m (1.61 ft)
	High	8:54 PM	1.40 m (4.60 ft)
Thursday, November 12	Low	3:20 AM	0.29 m (0.95 ft)
	High	9:37 AM	1.27 m (4.18 ft)
	Low	3:28 PM	0.52 m (1.70 ft)
	High	9:34 PM	1.37 m (4.48 ft)
Friday, November 13	Low	4:02 AM	0.32 m (1.04 ft)
	High	10:19 AM	1.25 m (4.11 ft)
	Low	4:09 PM	0.54 m (1.78 ft)
	High	10:15 PM	1.33 m (4.36 ft)
Saturday, November 14	Low	4:44 AM	0.34 m (1.13 ft)
	High	11:02 AM	1.23 m (4.04 ft)
	Low	4:52 PM	0.56 m (1.85 ft)
	High	10:58 PM	1.30 m (4.26 ft)
Sunday, November 15	Low	5:27 AM	0.37 m (1.22 ft)
	High	11:47 AM	1.22 m (4.01 ft)
	Low	5:38 PM	0.58 m (1.91 ft)
	High	11:44 PM	1.27 m (4.17 ft)
Monday, November 16	Low	6:12 AM	0.40 m (1.31 ft)
	High	12:32 PM	1.22 m (4.00 ft)
	Low	6:26 PM	0.59 m (1.95 ft)
Tuesday, November 17	High	12:32 AM	1.25 m (4.10 ft)
	Low	6:58 AM	0.42 m (1.39 ft)
	High	1:18 PM	1.23 m (4.04 ft)
	Low	7:17 PM	0.59 m (1.95 ft)
Wednesday, November 18	High	1:22 AM	1.24 m (4.06 ft)
	Low	7:44 AM	0.44 m (1.44 ft)
	High	2:05 PM	1.26 m (4.12 ft)
	Low	8:11 PM	0.58 m (1.89 ft)
Thursday, November 19	High	2:15 AM	1.24 m (4.06 ft)
	Low	8:30 AM	0.45 m (1.47 ft)
	High	2:52 PM	1.30 m (4.25 ft)
	Low	9:05 PM	0.54 m (1.77 ft)
Friday, November 20	High	3:09 AM	1.25 m (4.10 ft)
	Low	9:17 AM	0.45 m (1.46 ft)
	High	3:38 PM	1.35 m (4.42 ft)
	Low	9:58 PM	0.48 m (1.58 ft)
Saturday, November 21	High	4:02 AM	1.27 m (4.18 ft)
	Low	10:05 AM	0.43 m (1.42 ft)
	High	4:25 PM	1.41 m (4.63 ft)
	Low	10:49 PM	0.40 m (1.33 ft)
Sunday, November 22	High	4:55 AM	1.31 m (4.30 ft)
	Low	10:54 AM	0.41 m (1.34 ft)
	High	5:12 PM	1.48 m (4.85 ft)
	Low	11:39 PM	0.32 m (1.04 ft)
Monday, November 23	High	5:49 AM	1.35 m (4.44 ft)
	Low	11:45 AM	0.38 m (1.24 ft)
	High	6:01 PM	1.54 m (5.07 ft)
Tuesday, November 24	Low	12:29 AM	0.23 m (0.76 ft)
	High	6:42 AM	1.40 m (4.60 ft)
	Low	12:37 PM	0.35 m (1.14 ft)
	High	6:52 PM	1.60 m (5.25 ft)
Wednesday, November 25	Low	1:20 AM	0.16 m (0.51 ft)
	High	7:36 AM	1.45 m (4.74 ft)
	Low	1:31 PM	0.32 m (1.05 ft)
	High	7:43 PM	1.64 m (5.38 ft)
Thursday, November 26	Low	2:12 AM	0.10 m (0.34 ft)
	High	8:30 AM	1.48 m (4.85 ft)
	Low	2:26 PM	0.30 m (1.00 ft)
	High	8:35 PM	1.66 m (5.43 ft)
Friday, November 27	Low	3:05 AM	0.08 m (0.27 ft)
	High	9:25 AM	1.50 m (4.92 ft)
	Low	3:22 PM	0.30 m (0.99 ft)
	High	9:30 PM	1.65 m (5.40 ft)
Saturday, November 28	Low	4:00 AM	0.09 m (0.28 ft)
	High	10:21 AM	1.51 m (4.94 ft)
	Low	4:19 PM	0.32 m (1.04 ft)
	High	10:27 PM	1.61 m (5.29 ft)
Sunday, November 29	Low	4:56 AM	0.12 m (0.39 ft)
	High	11:18 AM	1.50 m (4.93 ft)
	Low	5:17 PM	0.34 m (1.11 ft)
	High	11:25 PM	1.56 m (5.12 ft)
Monday, November 30	Low	5:53 AM	0.17 m (0.55 ft)
	High	12:15 PM	1.49 m (4.90 ft)
	Low	6:18 PM	0.37 m (1.20 ft)
Tuesday, December 1	High	12:25 AM	1.50 m (4.92 ft)

This water today

Sunrise is 6:04 AM, 80 minutes after the high at 4:44 AM. Anglers often fish the two hours around a turn that meets dawn. The tide at Nukualofa is rising toward a high of 1.2 m (4.1 ft) at 3:53 AM. The highest tide on this page is 1.7 m (5.4 ft) on Thursday, November 26, in 35 days. That is 0.4 m (1.3 ft) above today's higher high.

King tide and neap

The next king tide is Wednesday, October 28, 2026. That is 6 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, October 22, 2026. That is 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 Nukualofa. 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.

Thursday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 81% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:04 AM and sunset is 6:46 PM. The tides are a high of 1.2 m (4.1 ft) at 3:53 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.4 ft) at 10:09 AM, a high of 1.3 m (4.2 ft) at 4:27 PM, and a low of 0.5 m (1.6 ft) at 10:37 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, 23°C, wind 19 kn SE, rain 1.2 mm, pressure 1019 hPa (30.09 in), rising.

Friday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 89% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:03 AM and sunset is 6:47 PM. The tides are a high of 1.3 m (4.2 ft) at 4:44 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.3 ft) at 10:54 AM, a high of 1.3 m (4.4 ft) at 5:10 PM, and a low of 0.4 m (1.4 ft) at 11:24 PM. The high at 5:10 PM is 97 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Rain, 23°C, wind 18 kn SE, rain 1.0 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 6:03 AM and sunset is 6:47 PM. The tides are a high of 1.3 m (4.3 ft) at 5:32 AM, a low of 0.4 m (1.2 ft) at 11:37 AM, and a high of 1.4 m (4.6 ft) at 5:52 PM. The high at 5:52 PM is 55 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 24°C, wind 20 kn E, rain 0.2 mm. That forecast is rough water.

Sunday

The moon is a waxing gibbous, about 98% lit. The larger tides fall nearer the new moon and the full moon. Sunrise is 6:02 AM and sunset is 6:48 PM. The tides are a low of 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 12:10 AM, a high of 1.4 m (4.5 ft) at 6:19 AM, a low of 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 12:22 PM, and a high of 1.5 m (4.8 ft) at 6:35 PM. The high at 6:35 PM is 13 minutes before sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 24°C, wind 15 kn E, rain 0.4 mm.

Monday

The moon is a full moon, about 100% lit, so the highs run larger. Sunrise is 6:01 AM and sunset is 6:48 PM. The tides are a low of 0.3 m (0.9 ft) at 12:56 AM, a high of 1.4 m (4.6 ft) at 7:07 AM, a low of 0.3 m (1.0 ft) at 1:07 PM, and a high of 1.5 m (5.0 ft) at 7:20 PM. The high at 7:20 PM is 32 minutes after sunset. The forecast is Partly cloudy, 24°C, wind 16 kn E, rain 0.4 mm.

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

Average tide levels

Mean tide range: 1.04 m (3.40 ft)
Mean high water: 1.40 m (4.58 ft)
Mean low water: 0.36 m (1.18 ft)
Mean sea level: 0.88 m (2.88 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: 4:48 AM
Nautical twilight begins: 5:15 AM
Dawn: 5:42 AM
Blue hour, morning: 5:42 AM to 5:51 AM
Golden hour, morning: 5:51 AM to 6:34 AM
Sunrise: 6:05 AM
Solar noon: 12:25 PM
Golden hour, evening: 6:16 PM to 7:00 PM
Sunset: 6:46 PM
Blue hour, evening: 7:00 PM to 7:09 PM
Dusk: 7:09 PM
Nautical twilight ends: 7:36 PM
Last light: 8:03 PM
Day length: 12 hours 42 minutes
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, about 80% lit
Moonrise: 3:00 PM
Moonset: 3:08 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

Thursday 23°C
Rain
19 kn SE · Rain 1.2 mm · 1019 hPa (30.09 in), rising
Friday 23°C
Rain
18 kn SE · Rain 1.0 mm
Saturday 24°C
Partly cloudy
20 kn E · Rain 0.2 mm
Sunday 24°C
Partly cloudy
15 kn E · Rain 0.4 mm
Monday 24°C
Partly cloudy
16 kn E · Rain 0.4 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.

Beaches

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Veitongo beach6.3 mi
Keleti Beach6.4 mi
Matatahi 'Anahulu6.7 mi
Matatahi Hufangalupe6.9 mi

Parks

Fa'onelua Park1.9 mi
Pangai Lahi2.1 mi
Time Square2.1 mi
Tukingapahu2.7 mi

Nature reserves

Feitu'u Malu'i Hakau Pangaimotu1.1 mi
Paaka mo e Feitu'u Malu'i Motu Monūafe2.4 mi
Paaka mo e Feitu'u Malu'i Motu Malinoa7.2 mi
Ha'amonga 'a Maui Historical Park7.7 mi

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