Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Dots are NOAA's predicted highs and lows; the line between them is our interpolation. Shaded: night.
| Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| High tide | 4:49 AM | 2.73 ft |
| Low tide | 11:49 AM | 0.29 ft |
| High tide | 4:37 PM | 1.09 ft |
| Low tide | 10:14 PM | -0.17 ft |
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Today Tue, Oct 27 | 4:49 AM 2.7 ft4:37 PM 1.1 ft | 11:49 AM 0.3 ft10:14 PM -0.2 ft |
| Tomorrow Wed, Oct 28 | 5:35 AM 2.8 ft5:21 PM 0.9 ft | 12:50 PM 0.3 ft10:53 PM -0.1 ft |
| Thu, Oct 29 | 6:25 AM 2.7 ft6:14 PM 0.8 ft | 1:57 PM 0.3 ft11:37 PM 0.0 ft |
| Fri, Oct 30 | 7:22 AM 2.6 ft7:29 PM 0.7 ft | 3:13 PM 0.3 ft |
| Sat, Oct 31 | 8:27 AM 2.4 ft9:23 PM 0.7 ft | 12:31 AM 0.2 ft4:30 PM 0.3 ft |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 9:37 AM 2.3 ft11:08 PM 0.9 ft | 1:43 AM 0.4 ft5:32 PM 0.3 ft |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 10:44 AM 2.1 ft | 3:22 AM 0.6 ft6:15 PM 0.2 ft |
Orange: measured by NOAA's sensor, last 24 hours (6-minute data, preliminary). Dashed: predicted tide, through the next 24 hours. The prediction contains only the astronomical tide; wind, air pressure and river flow move the real water level away from it.
On Tuesday, October 27, high tide at Kawaihae is at 4:49 AM (2.7 ft) and 4:37 PM (1.1 ft); low tide is at 11:49 AM (0.3 ft) and 10:14 PM (-0.2 ft) (HST, heights above MLLW). The table above lists the next 7 days.
The highest predicted tide in the next 12 months is 3.0 ft on July 4, 2027 at 4:49 PM. The largest tides fall a day or two after a full or new moon, especially when the Moon is closest to Earth.
Yes — on 201 days in the next 12 months the low tide drops below 0 ft (MLLW). The lowest is -0.5 ft on January 21, 2027 at 8:56 PM. Minus tides expose the most shoreline, which is why tide-poolers look for them.
Station local time (HST at the time this page was built), with daylight saving time applied where the area observes it — the same convention as NOAA's own tide tables.
From NOAA CO-OPS, the U.S. government tide station network (tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov); the predictions are public domain. The curve between highs and lows is our interpolation. This page is not for navigation.