Today's Best Fishing & Tide Times for
Wairau Bar, New Zealand 🇳🇿

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Fishing Overview for Wairau Bar

The famous surfcasting spit at the mouth of the Wairau River is a Marlborough staple for kahawai schools, with snapper, gurnard, and rig in the warmer months and the odd kingfish cruising the edge on settled days. Work the channels along the bar on a rising tide; when baitfish are present, action can be fast. It’s an easy-access spot close to Cloudy Bay and a benchmark location for local surfcasters. Nearest Hub: Blenheim

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Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 9:19 hours of daylight. For shallow water fishing the twilight periods are often the most productive fishing times, especially on days when a major or minor time will coincide with twilight. In low light conditions predators have better cover for their ambush and often hunt in shallow water.
  • Nautical Twilight begins:
    Sunrise:
  • Sunset:
    Nautical Twilight ends:
  • Moonrise:
  • Moonset:
  • Moon over:
  • Moon under:
  • Visibility:
    64%
  • Third Quarter Moon - 64% illuminated Third Quarter Moon
Next New Moon in ~8 days on 15th June
  • Distance to earth:
    390,492 km
    Proximity:
    35.7 %
We can compare the current moon distance to it's minimum and maximum distance from earth and express that as proximity. A high proximity means the moon is closer to earth. At 50% it would be at it's mean distance. A high proximity causes big tides, currents and has a direct effect on increased bite times. A proximity greater than 90% indicates a super moon.
Moon Phases for Wairau Bar
Full Moon
Sun, 31 May
New Moon
Mon, 15 Jun
Full Moon
Tue, 30 Jun

Solunar Bite Times

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Best fishing times:
  • major Time:
    04:24 am - 06:24 am
  • minor Time:
    11:12 am - 01:12 pm
  • major Time:
    04:44 pm - 06:44 pm
  • minor Time:
    10:17 pm - 12:17 am
All times are displayed in the Pacific/Auckland timezone and are automatically adjusted to daylight savings. The current timezone offset is +12 hours. Green and yellow areas indicate the best fishing times (major and minor). Blue areas indicate high and low tides. The center shows the current moon phase which is a Third Quarter Moon at 64% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a poor day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -5 hour and -31 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
Pacific/Auckland • Sun, 7 Jun 06:40 • -41.498, 174.04

Tides Times for Fishing: Sun, 7 Jun

The Tideclock displays the tide status and the hours until the next tide. Currently the tide is rising and the next high tide is in 6 hours and 30 minutes.
Tide Graph
12:55 am 06:26 am 01:10 pm 07:04 pm AM PM 4.3 ft 0.82 ft height hour: 12 2 4 6 8 10 12 2 4 6 8 10 12
Times
Tide Time Height
high 12:55 am 4.3 ft
low 06:26 am 0.82 ft
high 01:10 pm 3.64 ft
low 07:04 pm 1.15 ft
Tide Coefficient at 12:55 am is 97
Tide Coefficient at 01:10 pm is 70
For fishing, stronger tides are often favourable as they cause stronger currents and more motion on the sea bed. The above tidal coefficients give us an indication of how strong the tides are compared to their average. A value over 90 indicates very strong tides, known as spring tides. A low value indicates weak tides, known as neap tides. The tidal coefficient can range from 20 to 120 with a mean value of 70. A higher number usually indicates better fishing.
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Current Fishing Weather

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7 Day Fishing Weather

The weather plays an important role in fishing. Wind strenght and direction often determine where you can fish and where fish might be holding. Although high pressure is usually good for fishing, steep pressure changes often trigger feeding frenzies and are great times for fishing. Of course temperature has also a strong effect on fishing and comfort on the water. So make sure to cross check the weather forecast with the solunar fishing times to determine the best times to go fishing. The graph below shows you the 3 hourly weather progression over the next 7 days. Scroll the graph left or right to see more.
Selected Weather Station: Blenheim, NZ
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7 Day Fishing Forecast Calendar
Date Major Bite Times Minor Bite Times Sun Moon Moonphase Tide Times
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S: 		Waning Gibbous moon phase
Waning Gibbous
high: , 4.49 ft , Coeff: 105
low: , 0.79 ft
high: , 3.87 ft , Coeff: 79
low: , 1.08 ft
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S: 		Third Quarter Moon moon phase
Third Quarter Moon
high: , 4.3 ft , Coeff: 97
low: , 0.82 ft
high: , 3.64 ft , Coeff: 70
low: , 1.15 ft
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R:
S: 		R:
S: 		Third Quarter Moon moon phase
Third Quarter Moon
high: , 4.07 ft , Coeff: 88
low: , 0.92 ft
high: , 3.44 ft , Coeff: 62
low: , 1.28 ft
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S: 		R:
S: 		Third Quarter Moon moon phase
Third Quarter Moon
high: , 3.87 ft , Coeff: 79
low: , 1.05 ft
high: , 3.25 ft , Coeff: 54
low: , 1.44 ft
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S: 		R:
S: 		Third Quarter Moon moon phase
Third Quarter Moon
high: , 3.74 ft , Coeff: 74
low: , 1.18 ft
high: , 3.22 ft , Coeff: 52
low: , 1.51 ft
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S: 		R:
S: 		Waning Crescent moon phase
Waning Crescent
high: , 3.74 ft , Coeff: 74
low: , 1.25 ft
high: , 3.41 ft , Coeff: 61
low: , 1.44 ft
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R:
S: 		R:
S: 		Waning Crescent moon phase
Waning Crescent
high: , 3.9 ft , Coeff: 81
low: , 1.25 ft
high: , 3.81 ft , Coeff: 77
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S: 		R:
S: 		Waning Crescent moon phase
Waning Crescent
low: , 1.28 ft
high: , 4.2 ft , Coeff: 93
low: , 1.18 ft
high: , 4.3 ft , Coeff: 97
*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Wairau Bar area

Beaches and Bays are ideal places for land-based fishing. If the beach is shallow and the water is clear then twilight times are usually the best times, especially when they coincide with a major or minor fishing time. Often the points on either side of a beach are the best spots. Or if the beach is large then look for irregularities in the breaking waves, indicating sandbanks and holes. We found 3 beaches and bays in this area.

Cloudy Bay - 8.86567273913km , Cloudy Bay - 11.84841350494km , Whites Bay - 12.95715218429km

Harbours and Marinas can often times be productive fishing spots for land based fishing as their sheltered environment attracts a wide variety of bait fish. Similar to river mouths, harbour entrances are also great places to fish as lots of fish will move in and out with the rising and falling tides. There are 1 main harbours in this area.

Tuamarina River - 9.47350822311km

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Wairau Bar. Below you can find them organized on a map. Points, Headlands, Reefs, Islands, Channels, etc can all be productive fishing spots. As these are user submitted spots, there might be some errors in the exact location. You also need to cross check local fishing regulations. Some of the spots might be in or around marine reserves or other locations that cannot be fished. If you click on a location marker it will bring up some details and a quick link to google search, satellite maps and fishing times. Tip: Click/Tap on a new area to load more fishing spots.

Wairau River - 1.72134442764km , Moerepo Island - 2.00546154705km , Te Aropipi - 2.00546154705km , Morgan Creek - 2.20086015642km , Budges Island - 3.34767272226km , Opawa River - 4.01071019448km , Upper Lagoon - 4.74588167596km , The Islands - 5.34074541577km , 15th Valley Stream - 5.48293296477km , Chandlers Lagoon - 5.79868054989km , 16th Valley Stream - 5.84207115123km , Upper Lagoon - 6.15505439676km , Omaka River - 6.46804557914km , Big Lagoon - 6.69477363432km , Utawai Creek - 6.77990883163km , Big Lagoon - 7.61085474412km , Pukapuka Stream - 7.8191582658km , Spring Creek - 8.15199260509km , Seventeen Valley Stream - 8.46084738516km , Cloudy Bay - 8.86567273913km , Utawai Creek - 8.92424568411km , Taylor River - 9.15137510689km , Tuamarina River - 9.47350822311km , Yelverton Stream - 10.08040436211km , Doctors Creek - 11.0780970054km , Maxwell Stream - 11.17946042162km , Toe Toe Creek - 11.59703722614km , Cloudy Bay - 11.84841350494km , Taylor Dam - 12.67797771037km , Whites Bay - 12.95715218429km , Fairhall River - 13.25319459051km , Disaster Point - 13.26615962445km , Branch River - 13.57363354811km , Nine Mile Stream - 14.41749881608km , Pukatea Stream - 14.43920858269km , Stafford Creek - 14.46250087543km , Waikutakuta Stream - 14.46337911719km , Mill Stream - 14.62903445946km , Kennel Brook - 14.65368048167km , Pukaka Stream - 14.65530836859km

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