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Planning your next fishing trip in Whangarei, New Zealand ? Today is a excellent day for fishing. Our comprehensive fishing almanac combines our popular bite times and moon phases, moon times, sunrise and sunset times, nearby tide timetable, and a 7-day fishing calendar so you always know the best fishing times in your area. We analyse major and minor solunar bite times, rate each day on a five-star scale, and pair it with localized weather forecasts so you can quickly tell whether today is a good day to fish without juggling multiple tabs. Be sure to bookmark this page so you never miss a bite. view bite times...

  • Check our unique Solunar Clock for precise bite times and moon phases and the best moon phases.
  • Use the Tide Clock section to sync bite times with high and low tide timetable.
  • Analyze the forecasted weather conditions, such as wind, barometric pressure and rain to plan your fishing session.
  • Jump to the 7-Day Fishing Calendar for an extended fishing forecast, then explore nearby fishing spots on the interactive map.

Whangarei fishing offers world-class inshore and offshore opportunities from Whangarei Harbour to Tutukaka and the Hen and Chickens islands. Anglers target snapper, kingfish, trevally and a wide mix of estuary and reef species year-round, making Whangarei a top Northland fishing destination. read more...

Some of the best fishing spots near Whangarei include: Whangarei Harbour, Bream Bay, Ocean Beach, Tutukaka Harbour, Ruakaka Beach, Marsden Point, Matapouri Bay, Ngunguru Bay, Hatea River, etc. see full list

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Sun and Moon Times

The sun will be at it's highest point at . Today we have 9:47 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:
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  • Moon over:
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  • Visibility:
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  • New Moon - 0% illuminated New Moon
Next Full Moon in ~15 days on 30th June
New Moon is generally a very productive time for fishing. Dark nights mean that many predators feed more actively during daylight hours. The combined gravity of sun and moon during New Moon days has a stronger effect on all water bodies, leads to increased food availabilty and hence better fishing.
  • Distance to earth:
    363,313 km
    Proximity:
    99.5 %
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 Whangarei
New Moon
Mon, 15 Jun
Full Moon
Tue, 30 Jun

Solunar Bite Times

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Best fishing times:
  • minor Time:
    06:32 am - 08:32 am
  • major Time:
    11:14 am - 01:14 pm
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    03:57 pm - 05:57 pm
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    10:40 pm - 12:40 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 New Moon at 0% lumination. According to the Solunar Theory, today is a excellent day for fishing, but you need to cross check this with the current weather forecast for a final decision. Today some bite times coincide with sunrise or sunset. Those will be particularly good times for fishing and are indicated by sun icons. The next best fishing time ( ) starts in -3 hour and -13 minute. The gray time indicator displays the current local time.
Pacific/Auckland • Mon, 15 Jun 04:18 • -35.732, 174.324

Tides Times for Fishing: Mon, 15 Jun

The Tideclock displays the tide status and the hours until the next tide. Currently the tide is falling and the next low tide is in 13 minutes.
Tide Graph
04:31 am 10:56 am 04:54 pm 11:24 pm AM PM 13.52 ft 0.59 ft height hour: 12 2 4 6 8 10 12 2 4 6 8 10 12
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Tide Time Height
low 04:31 am 0.92 ft
high 10:56 am 12.66 ft
low 04:54 pm 0.59 ft
high 11:24 pm 13.52 ft
Tide Coefficient at 10:56 am is 103
Tide Coefficient at 11:24 pm is 115
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.
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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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New Moon
low: , 1.41 ft
high: , 12.24 ft , Coeff: 97
low: , 0.89 ft
high: , 13.02 ft , Coeff: 108
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S: 		New Moon moon phase
New Moon
low: , 0.92 ft
high: , 12.66 ft , Coeff: 103
low: , 0.59 ft
high: , 13.52 ft , Coeff: 115
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S: 		New Moon moon phase
New Moon
low: , 0.69 ft
high: , 12.86 ft , Coeff: 106
low: , 0.49 ft
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S: 		Waxing Crescent moon phase
Waxing Crescent
high: , 13.71 ft , Coeff: 118
low: , 0.72 ft
high: , 12.8 ft , Coeff: 105
low: , 0.69 ft
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S: 		Waxing Crescent moon phase
Waxing Crescent
high: , 13.55 ft , Coeff: 116
low: , 0.98 ft
high: , 12.47 ft , Coeff: 100
low: , 1.08 ft
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Waxing Crescent
high: , 13.12 ft , Coeff: 110
low: , 1.41 ft
high: , 11.98 ft , Coeff: 93
low: , 1.64 ft
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S: 		Waxing Crescent moon phase
Waxing Crescent
high: , 12.47 ft , Coeff: 100
low: , 1.9 ft
high: , 11.35 ft , Coeff: 84
low: , 2.3 ft
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S: 		First Quarter Moon moon phase
First Quarter Moon
high: , 11.75 ft , Coeff: 90
low: , 2.4 ft
high: , 10.76 ft , Coeff: 75
low: , 2.92 ft
*bold times indicate best fishing times around sunrise or sunset

Fishing Overview Whangarei

Whangarei's fishing ground spans sheltered estuaries, wide sandy flats, rocky reef complexes and close offshore pinnacles. Spring and summer bring warmer water and booming bite windows: snapper move onto nearshore reefs and bommie fields from 8–40m, kingfish turn aggressive along current lines and headlands, and pelagic species such as albacore and marlin arrive further offshore around Tutukaka and the Hen and Chickens islands. Autumn often produces solid all-round fishing—clean water, steady tides and hungry fish—while winter favours gurnard, flatfish and steady kahawai runs inside the harbour and on exposed beaches.

Habitat is everything in Whangarei. The harbour and river mouths hold mudbanks, oyster beds and seagrass that concentrate snapper, flatfish and bream on incoming tides. Rocky headlands and kelp-covered reefs around Whangarei Heads and Tutukaka concentrate kingfish, trevally and john dory. Offshore pinnacles and reef drops around the Hen and Chickens are prime for hapuku, larger snapper and summer marlin/tuna sessions. Knowing bottom type and typical depth ranges—sandy flats (1–10m), mixed reef (6–30m), deeper pinnacles (30–100m)—lets you match bait and presentation quickly.

Common techniques: live-baiting and slow pitch or jigs for kingfish on structure; soft plastics and weighted plastics for trevally and snapper on rocky edges; drift-baiting with pilchards or fresh squid for snapper over sand and mixed bottom; and trolling skirts, lures or baits for kingfish, yellowfin and marlin further offshore. In the harbour, small pilchards, strips of mullet or shrimp on running sinker rigs catch bream and flounder. Sounder work is essential—mark the broken bottom, bait schools and bait pods, and fish the edge of kelp lines or color breaks to find active fish.

Tactical tips for success: match bait to local forage—small kahawai, pilchards, garfish and squid are prime; fish tide windows—incoming tides concentrating bait into cuts and gutters are the most productive for snapper and bream; use a flurocarbon leader 30–60cm for snapper to reduce abrasion and increase hookups on reef. When drifting reefs for snapper, keep drift speed slow (1–1.5 knots) and vary bait presentation height off bottom until you find the strike zone. For kingfish, school them by working structure and current seams with live baits or slow-trolled stickbaits; heavier jigging tackle (30–50lb class) and 2–3m wire or heavier leaders will save you headaches on big fish.

Boat anglers should use a sounder to locate steep drop-offs, reef edges and bait schools, and be ready to switch tactics quickly—what's working on a sunny calm morning can change with an afternoon breeze. Shore anglers find success on Whangarei Heads, Urquharts Bay and river mouths at first light using soft plastics, small running sinkers and fresh baits. Keep lines tidy, use short leaders when casting near structure, and always vary retrieval speed with soft plastics and jigs until you trigger an aggressive response. With local knowledge—water depth, tide and bottom type—Whangarei delivers consistent, exciting fishing year-round.

The Best Fishing Spots around Whangarei

Whangarei Harbour

A large, productive harbour with channels, sandbanks, and current lines that hold snapper, kahawai, kingfish, and seasonal trevally; drifting soft-baits over drop-offs and livebaiting around marker buoys are proven, while the shoreline at Onerahi and One Tree Point fishes well on tide changes, and workups often push in from Bream Bay during spring–summer.

Bream Bay

An open bay south of Whangarei famed for spring–autumn schooling kahawai, pannies of snapper, and roaming kingfish; surfcasters score along Uretiti Beach and Ruakaka Beach, while boats target birds and bait sign, slow-jig reef edges, and troll stickbaits near current lines off Marsden Point.

Ocean Beach

A popular surfcasting beach at Whangarei Heads where shifting gutters and rips hold snapper, trevally, and winter gurnard; dawn and dusk tides fish best, with pilchard baits and long-casts reaching channels, and nearby rocky points toward Bream Head offering lures for kingfish on calm mornings.

Tutukaka Harbour

Sheltered waters and a prime launch point for trips toward Poor Knights Islands; inside the harbour, channels and moorings attract snapper, john dory, and trevally, while the entrance points see summer kingfish on topwater—soft-baits, micro-jigs, and livebaits are the go-to methods.

Ruakaka Beach

Easy access surf beach with defined gutters near the river mouth that regularly produce kahawai, school snapper, and the odd kingfish cruising the edges; metal lures match the baitfish in clear water, while long-cast baits excel after onshore winds stir up the sand.

Marsden Point

Where currents from Whangarei Harbour meet Bream Bay, creating eddies that concentrate bait and attract kingfish, kahawai, and snapper; boat anglers work the current lines with topwater and jigs, while shore fishers find action along the rock edges on moving tides.

Matapouri Bay

A scenic, family-friendly bay where the rocky points and nearby reefs hold snapper, trevally, and summer kingfish; spinning small metals and soft-baits along the rocks produces in clear conditions, and a light berley trail can draw fish close during early morning sessions.

Ngunguru Bay

Estuary-meets-bay setting offering kayak and small-boat access to channels for snapper, john dory, and trevally; shore anglers fish the sandspit and channel edges on the turn of tide, and nearby reefs toward Tutukaka see surface action from kahawai and kingfish in summer.

Hatea River

The tidal river running through central Whangarei offers easy-access fishing for estuarine kahawai, small snapper near the lower reaches, and upriver freshwater species in the non-tidal sections; casting metals and soft-baits around current seams near the Town Basin bridges produces best on a moving tide, with activity spiking when bait schools push upriver from Whangarei Harbour.

Interactive Fishing Map for the greater Whangarei area

Wharf's or Jetties are good places to wet a line and meet other fishermen. They often produce a fresh feed of fish and are also great to catch bait fish. As they are often well lit, they also provide a good opportunity for night fishing. There are 3 wharf(s) in this area.

Fertilizer Wharf - 3.03865295459km , Port Whangarei Wharves - 3.56178283023km , Portland Wharf - 8.11126998126km

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 3 main harbours in this area.

Port Nikau Marina - 3.20600775273km, Port Whangarei Wharves - 3.56178283023km, Portland Wharf - 8.11126998126km

We found a total of 40 potential fishing spots nearby Whangarei. 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.

Limeburners Creek - 0.79724152036km , Hatea River - 1.8698450094km , Waioneone Creek - 2.09997223975km , Fertilizer Wharf - 3.03865295459km , Raumanga Stream - 3.13569263177km , Port Nikau Marina - 3.20600775273km , Port Whangarei Wharves - 3.56178283023km , Awaroa Creek - 3.60761185767km , Otaika Stream - 3.93822782227km , Paranui Stream - 3.99719640521km , Whau Valley Earth Dam - 4.0133717784km , Waimahanga Stream - 4.20482493443km , Waiponamu Stream - 4.92929281946km , Te Waiiti Stream - 5.07124144812km , Kaiwaka Point - 5.16179882295km , Nihotetea Stream - 5.19410260026km , Te Hihi Stream - 5.77864881431km , Stevens Point - 5.98668281057km , Waikaraka Stream - 6.0393341893km , Otangarei Stream - 6.06358043825km , Lake Ora - 6.24051509703km , Rabbit Island - 6.84403818024km , Onemama Point - 6.86006037247km , Limestone Island - 6.9144615921km , Whareora Stream - 7.05530063435km , Knight Point - 7.07661958978km , Rat Island - 7.33201131309km , Waitaua Stream - 7.36454345904km , Knight Island - 7.5452221957km , Mangapai River - 7.94014808726km , Taihu Stream - 8.01687944662km , Portland Wharf - 8.11126998126km , Putanui Stream - 8.17368638106km , Tokitoki Creek - 8.49584499953km , Otaika Stream - 8.58853976561km , Ngako Creek - 8.75614064583km , Puwera Stream - 8.83553276389km , Mangere Stream - 8.87227037483km , Hewletts Point - 8.98632243245km , Waikaurakaura Creek - 9.02043805221km

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