What is WAT in NZST?

New Zealand Time is 11 hours ahead

West Africa Time is on UTC+1:00 and New Zealand Time is on UTC+12:00 right now. The gap changes during the year — see below.

Time in Lagos: 1:53:20 PM
Time in Auckland: 12:53:20 AM
Difference: +11 h
Next clock change: September 27, 2026

Convert a time

WAT — West Africa Time

NZST — New Zealand Time

12:00 am

NZST, Sat, the next day

When the difference changes

West Africa Time and New Zealand Time do not change their clocks on the same dates, so the gap between them is not the same all year. Most converters show only today’s figure. These are the periods ahead:

Now – September 26, 2026New Zealand Time is 11 hours ahead
September 26, 2026 – April 3, 2027New Zealand Time is 12 hours ahead
April 3, 2027 – September 25, 2027New Zealand Time is 11 hours ahead
September 25, 2027 – onwardsNew Zealand Time is 12 hours ahead

Periods shorter than a day are not listed. Each zone changes at its own local time, so on a date when both move there are a few hours when the gap is briefly something else.

Daylight saving

West Africa Time

No clock changes

West Africa Time stays on WAT all year, so its offset from UTC never moves.

New Zealand Time

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Clocks go forward one hour — 2:00 am becomes 3:00 am local time, and the zone is on NZDT after that.

WAT to NZST conversion table

Every hour of Friday, September 25, 2026, converted from West Africa Time to New Zealand Time. 11 of the 24 hours fall on a different calendar day in Auckland, which is marked.

12:00 am WAT: 11:00 am NZST
1:00 am WAT: 12:00 pm NZST
2:00 am WAT: 1:00 pm NZST
3:00 am WAT: 2:00 pm NZST
4:00 am WAT: 3:00 pm NZST
5:00 am WAT: 4:00 pm NZST
6:00 am WAT: 5:00 pm NZST
7:00 am WAT: 6:00 pm NZST
8:00 am WAT: 7:00 pm NZST
9:00 am WAT: 8:00 pm NZST
10:00 am WAT: 9:00 pm NZST
11:00 am WAT: 10:00 pm NZST

12:00 pm WAT: 11:00 pm NZST
1:00 pm WAT: 12:00 am NZST+1 day
2:00 pm WAT: 1:00 am NZST+1 day
3:00 pm WAT: 2:00 am NZST+1 day
4:00 pm WAT: 3:00 am NZST+1 day
5:00 pm WAT: 4:00 am NZST+1 day
6:00 pm WAT: 5:00 am NZST+1 day
7:00 pm WAT: 6:00 am NZST+1 day
8:00 pm WAT: 7:00 am NZST+1 day
9:00 pm WAT: 8:00 am NZST+1 day
10:00 pm WAT: 9:00 am NZST+1 day
11:00 pm WAT: 10:00 am NZST+1 day

Scheduling between the two

There is no overlap between a nine-to-six working day in Lagos and one in Auckland — the gap is too wide. A call has to sit early or late for one side. Early morning in Lagos is the usual compromise, since that is late afternoon or evening in Auckland.

West Africa Time (WAT) is used in Nigeria, Algeria, Angola and Cameroon