Napier Tides
High and low tide times for Napier today, with a 7 day tide chart, sun and moon times and the best fishing windows.
Napier tide times today
Napier tide times for Napier, updated automatically, with today’s high and low tides plus a 7-day forecast.
Tide now · Napier
Next high 09:00 · next low 15:13
Sun
Rise 06:27
Set 19:30
Moon · waxing crescent
Rise 07:48
Set 23:22
1.4 m range today Spring tides
Napier tide chart
Best fishing times in Napier today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 02:48, 09:00, 15:13, 21:20
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 03:06, 15:31
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 07:48, 23:22
Napier has a semi-diurnal tide, with roughly two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Checking the Napier tide times before you head out helps with fishing, boating, launching, gathering shellfish and beach access. The chart above shows live high and low tide predictions for Napier, the nearest standard port, and updates automatically.
High and low tides in Napier this week
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · shaded = better fishing (within 2h of a tide change)
| Today · Wed 14 Oct |
▼ 02:48 · 0.3 m
▲ 09:00 · 1.7 m
▼ 15:13 · 0.3 m
▲ 21:20 · 1.6 m
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| Thu 15 Oct |
▼ 03:31 · 0.4 m
▲ 09:44 · 1.7 m
▼ 15:59 · 0.4 m
▲ 22:04 · 1.6 m
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| Fri 16 Oct |
▼ 04:14 · 0.4 m
▲ 10:27 · 1.7 m
▼ 16:44 · 0.4 m
▲ 22:48 · 1.6 m
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| Sat 17 Oct |
▼ 04:56 · 0.4 m
▲ 11:11 · 1.6 m
▼ 17:30 · 0.4 m
▲ 23:33 · 1.5 m
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| Sun 18 Oct |
▼ 05:40 · 0.5 m
▲ 11:56 · 1.6 m
▼ 18:17 · 0.5 m
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| Mon 19 Oct |
▲ 00:18 · 1.5 m
▼ 06:25 · 0.5 m
▲ 12:43 · 1.6 m
▼ 19:04 · 0.5 m
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| Tue 20 Oct |
▲ 01:05 · 1.5 m
▼ 07:12 · 0.5 m
▲ 13:31 · 1.6 m
▼ 19:52 · 0.5 m
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Tide predictions © Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), CC BY 3.0 NZ. Sun & moon data © MET Norway, CC BY 4.0. Predictions only; actual tides vary with weather and barometric pressure. Times in local New Zealand time.
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Napier tides: common questions
When is high tide in Napier today?
Today at Napier (the standard port for Napier), high tide is at 09:00 (1.7 m) and 21:20 (1.6 m), and low tide is at 02:48 (0.3 m) and 15:13 (0.3 m). A full 7 day forecast is in the table above.
What is the tidal range in Napier?
Napier has a semi-diurnal tide, with two high tides and two low tides a day. Today the range is about 1.4 m between high and low water. Ranges are largest around spring tides (near the new and full moon) and smallest around neap tides, so the figure changes through the month.
How often do the tides change in Napier?
There are about two high and two low tides every 24 hours and 50 minutes, so tides fall roughly 6 hours 12 minutes apart and each one is about 50 minutes later than the day before.
When is the best time to fish in Napier?
Fishing is usually best in the moving water around each tide change, about one to two hours either side. Today the tide changes are at 02:48, 09:00, 15:13, 21:20. The solunar major bite periods today are around 03:06 and 15:31.
Where do these Napier tide predictions come from?
They are official predictions from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) for Napier, the nearest standard port to Napier, and update automatically. Sunrise, sunset and moon times come from MET Norway. Predicted times can vary slightly from the real tide in strong wind or unusual barometric pressure.