Punakaiki Pancake Rocks blowholes tide times in December 2026

The blowholes only roar around high tide, best with a south-westerly swell.

31 days with a daylight high tide window

Spring tides: Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec, Fri 25 Dec, Sat 26 Dec, Sun 27 Dec, Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec

Daily tide times, December 2026

Day	Low tide	High tide	Daylight window	Range
Tue 1 Dec	10:23, 23:04	04:16, 16:41	15:41–17:11	Mid
Wed 2 Dec	11:29	05:21, 17:46	16:46–18:16	Mid
Thu 3 Dec	00:08, 12:34	06:25, 18:49	05:25–06:55	Mid
Fri 4 Dec	01:09, 13:34	07:25, 19:48	06:25–07:55	Mid
Sat 5 Dec	02:04, 14:30	08:19, 20:42	07:19–08:49	Mid
Sun 6 Dec	02:55, 15:20	09:09, 21:31	08:09–09:39	Mid
Mon 7 Dec	03:42, 16:06	09:54, 22:16	08:54–10:24	Mid
Tue 8 Dec	04:25, 16:49	10:37, 22:59	09:37–11:07	Mid
Wed 9 Dec	05:06, 17:29	11:17, 23:39	10:17–11:47	Mid
Thu 10 Dec	05:45, 18:08	11:56	10:56–12:26	Mid
Fri 11 Dec	06:23, 18:46	00:17, 12:33	11:33–13:03	Mid
Sat 12 Dec	07:00, 19:24	00:55, 13:10	12:10–13:40	Mid
Sun 13 Dec	07:37, 20:03	01:33, 13:48	12:48–14:18	Mid
Mon 14 Dec	08:17, 20:45	02:13, 14:28	13:28–14:58	Mid
Tue 15 Dec	09:00, 21:32	02:56, 15:13	14:13–15:43	Mid
Wed 16 Dec	09:49, 22:24	03:44, 16:02	15:02–16:32	Mid
Thu 17 Dec	10:44, 23:21	04:38, 16:59	15:59–17:29	Mid
Fri 18 Dec	11:45	05:37, 18:00	05:21–06:07	Mid
Sat 19 Dec	00:21, 12:47	06:37, 19:02	05:37–07:07	Mid
Sun 20 Dec	01:21, 13:48	07:36, 20:02	06:36–08:06	Mid
Mon 21 Dec	02:19, 14:45	08:33, 20:59	07:33–09:03	Mid
Tue 22 Dec	03:13, 15:40	09:26, 21:53	08:26–09:56	Spring
Wed 23 Dec	04:05, 16:32	10:17, 22:45	09:17–10:47	Spring
Thu 24 Dec	04:55, 17:22	11:07, 23:35	10:07–11:37	Spring
Fri 25 Dec	05:43, 18:11	11:55	10:55–12:25	Spring
Sat 26 Dec	06:31, 19:01	00:24, 12:44	11:44–13:14	Spring
Sun 27 Dec	07:19, 19:50	01:13, 13:32	12:32–14:02	Spring
Mon 28 Dec	08:08, 20:41	02:02, 14:22	13:22–14:52	Spring
Tue 29 Dec	08:59, 21:34	02:53, 15:14	14:14–15:44	Spring
Wed 30 Dec	09:54, 22:30	03:47, 16:10	15:10–16:40	Mid
Thu 31 Dec	10:53, 23:29	04:44, 17:09	16:09–17:39	Mid

Day

Low tide

High tide

Daylight window

Range

Tue 1 Dec

10:23, 23:04

04:16, 16:41

15:41–17:11

Mid

Wed 2 Dec

11:29

05:21, 17:46

16:46–18:16

Mid

Thu 3 Dec

00:08, 12:34

06:25, 18:49

05:25–06:55

Mid

Fri 4 Dec

01:09, 13:34

07:25, 19:48

06:25–07:55

Mid

Sat 5 Dec

02:04, 14:30

08:19, 20:42

07:19–08:49

Mid

Sun 6 Dec

02:55, 15:20

09:09, 21:31

08:09–09:39

Mid

Mon 7 Dec

03:42, 16:06

09:54, 22:16

08:54–10:24

Mid

Tue 8 Dec

04:25, 16:49

10:37, 22:59

09:37–11:07

Mid

Wed 9 Dec

05:06, 17:29

11:17, 23:39

10:17–11:47

Mid

Thu 10 Dec

05:45, 18:08

11:56

10:56–12:26

Mid

Fri 11 Dec

06:23, 18:46

00:17, 12:33

11:33–13:03

Mid

Sat 12 Dec

07:00, 19:24

00:55, 13:10

12:10–13:40

Mid

Sun 13 Dec

07:37, 20:03

01:33, 13:48

12:48–14:18

Mid

Mon 14 Dec

08:17, 20:45

02:13, 14:28

13:28–14:58

Mid

Tue 15 Dec

09:00, 21:32

02:56, 15:13

14:13–15:43

Mid

Wed 16 Dec

09:49, 22:24

03:44, 16:02

15:02–16:32

Mid

Thu 17 Dec

10:44, 23:21

04:38, 16:59

15:59–17:29

Mid

Fri 18 Dec

11:45

05:37, 18:00

05:21–06:07

Mid

Sat 19 Dec

00:21, 12:47

06:37, 19:02

05:37–07:07

Mid

Sun 20 Dec

01:21, 13:48

07:36, 20:02

06:36–08:06

Mid

Mon 21 Dec

02:19, 14:45

08:33, 20:59

07:33–09:03

Mid

Tue 22 Dec

03:13, 15:40

09:26, 21:53

08:26–09:56

Spring

Wed 23 Dec

04:05, 16:32

10:17, 22:45

09:17–10:47

Spring

Thu 24 Dec

04:55, 17:22

11:07, 23:35

10:07–11:37

Spring

Fri 25 Dec

05:43, 18:11

11:55

10:55–12:25

Spring

Sat 26 Dec

06:31, 19:01

00:24, 12:44

11:44–13:14

Spring

Sun 27 Dec

07:19, 19:50

01:13, 13:32

12:32–14:02

Spring

Mon 28 Dec

08:08, 20:41

02:02, 14:22

13:22–14:52

Spring

Tue 29 Dec

08:59, 21:34

02:53, 15:14

14:14–15:44

Spring

Wed 30 Dec

09:54, 22:30

03:47, 16:10

15:10–16:40

Mid

Thu 31 Dec

10:53, 23:29

04:44, 17:09

16:09–17:39

Mid

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Questions

When is high tide at Punakaiki Pancake Rocks blowholes in December 2026?

31 of 31 days in December 2026 have a high tide window in daylight at Punakaiki Pancake Rocks blowholes. Good days include Tue 1 Dec 15:41–17:11, Wed 2 Dec 16:46–18:16, Thu 3 Dec 05:25–06:55, Fri 4 Dec 06:25–07:55, Sat 5 Dec 07:19–08:49, Sun 6 Dec 08:09–09:39 (local time).

When are the biggest tides at Punakaiki Pancake Rocks blowholes in December 2026?

Spring tides, with the largest range, fall on Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec, Fri 25 Dec, Sat 26 Dec, Sun 27 Dec, Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec.

Punakaiki Pancake Rocks blowholes tide times by month

Times are local (Pacific/Auckland), predicted from our harmonic tide model. Follow official crossing times and safety notices on site.