Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Tides.

The tides rise and fall but slightly—only some four or five feet and for this there are two reasons: (1) the entrance is very narrow compared with the area of the harbour; and (2) the difference in time, nearly three hours, between high tide on the East Coast and on the West, tends to preserve a mean tide in the Straits, and therefore in Port Nicholson. This is an important advantage in all wharfage arrangements. As will be seen by reference to the separate article on the Harbour, and the Board controlling it, the largest sea-going vessels may be comfortably berthed with a depth of thirty feet or more of water at low tide.