Your favourite beach,
on your wall.
Beautiful and functional tide charts for coastal lovers. Every high and low tide for your favourite beach, across a whole year — printed on professional-grade paper in New Zealand.
Love the piece, such a unique artwork with meaning. As a keen surfer and a designer I ordered one for myself when I discovered it on Instagram, and may purchase another one as a gift.
Max, Auckland
Data sourced from LINZ
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The Poster
Every tide. Every day. One year.
Each poster is a unique data portrait of your beach — high and low tides mapped across a full year, from official LINZ data.
How to read it
A year of tides, turned into a grid.
Each row is a month — July at the top, June at the bottom. Each column is a day. The dots show when high and low tides happen, and how big they are.
Bigger dots mean more extreme tides. You can see the rhythm shift across months — spring tides cluster around full and new moons, neap tides sit quieter in between.
Every poster uses the same layout, so once you learn to read one, you can read any beach. The patterns are always unique to the location.
“For those with a favourite beach they keep coming back to.”
The Story
The idea: something designed, visual, and deeply personal — yet grounded in real data and actually useful.
It started with a birthday present: a tide poster for a friend who loves surfing Raglan. When I shared it online, people asked for posters of their own favourite beaches. So here we are.
— Georgy Malanichev, founder of Isotides
HOW IT WORKS
From beach to wall.
Choose your beach
Pick from 15 popular NZ locations, or request any custom spot. Each poster is generated from real tide data for that specific beach.
Pick your style
Three colour themes — Ivory, Midnight, Neon. Choose your size (A3, A2, A1) and add a solid timber frame if you want it ready to hang.
We print & ship
Made to order in NZ. Your poster arrives rolled in a tube or assembled in a frame, ready to put on your wall.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the data accurate?
The data comes directly from LINZ — the same source used for official New Zealand tide tables. Every curve is calculated, not estimated.
Does the poster show the whole year?
Yes. Twelve months of tides, laid out in a 12×31 grid. Every day of the tidal year, in sequence.
Is the tide data for the full 2026 calendar year?
Yes — this edition covers January through December 2026. Tides follow lunar cycles so they're timeless as art, but we anchor each edition to a calendar year for clarity.
What sizes are available?
Three sizes: A3 (29.7×42cm), A2 (42×59.4cm), and A1 (59.4×84.1cm). All sizes include a framing option — choose unframed tide poster or assembled framed, ready to hang.
What’s the delivery time?
Made to order — typically 5 business days to print and ship. Free insured delivery within New Zealand.
What if I’m not happy with my poster?
We want you to love your poster. Not happy? Return it within 30 days for a full refund. If it arrives damaged, we’ll replace it free — just let us know.
Do you ship internationally?
Currently shipping within Australia and New Zealand — free on all orders. International shipping to more countries is coming soon — get in touch if you need it sooner.
What do I get when I purchase?
A custom tide poster — framed or unframed, shipped free within New Zealand. Available in A3, A2, or A1. From $79 NZD.
Why do some posters look different from others?
Tide patterns vary by location. Most places have semi-diurnal tides — two highs and two lows each day — which create our signature dual-pathway look. Some locations, mainly on Australia’s west coast, experience diurnal tides with just one high and one low per day. We use a tidal thread visualization for those to best reflect their natural rhythm. See Fremantle, Perth, Albany, or Margaret River for examples. Both styles are accurate and unique to each location.
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