Napier Tides
Live tide times, a 7-day forecast, sun and moon times, and the best fishing windows for Napier.
Napier tide times for Napier, updated automatically, with today’s high and low tides plus a 7-day forecast.
Tide now · Napier
Next high 18:05 · next low 11:48
Sun
Rise 07:27
Set 17:08
Moon · new moon
Rise 08:09
Set 17:53
1.9 m range today Spring tides
Fishing times today
Fish the moving water around the tide changes: 05:38, 11:48, 18:05
Solunar major (moon overhead & underfoot): 00:27, 12:57
Solunar minor (moonrise & moonset): 08:09, 17:53
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 tide · ▼ low tide · shaded = better fishing (within 2h of a tide change)
This week: Biggest tides around Wed 15 Jul & Thu 16 Jul (up to 1.9 m range).
| Today · Wed 15 Jul |
▲ 05:38 · 1.8 m
▼ 11:48 · 0.1 m
▲ 18:05 · 2.0 m
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| Thu 16 Jul |
▼ 00:26 · 0.1 m
▲ 06:36 · 1.8 m
▼ 12:46 · 0.1 m
▲ 19:01 · 2.0 m
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| Fri 17 Jul |
▼ 01:24 · 0.1 m
▲ 07:34 · 1.8 m
▼ 13:42 · 0.1 m
▲ 19:57 · 1.9 m
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| Sat 18 Jul |
▼ 02:20 · 0.1 m
▲ 08:29 · 1.8 m
▼ 14:37 · 0.2 m
▲ 20:52 · 1.9 m
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| Sun 19 Jul |
▼ 03:14 · 0.2 m
▲ 09:23 · 1.8 m
▼ 15:31 · 0.2 m
▲ 21:46 · 1.8 m
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| Mon 20 Jul |
▼ 04:06 · 0.2 m
▲ 10:16 · 1.7 m
▼ 16:25 · 0.3 m
▲ 22:38 · 1.8 m
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| Tue 21 Jul |
▼ 04:57 · 0.3 m
▲ 11:08 · 1.7 m
▼ 17:18 · 0.3 m
▲ 23:30 · 1.7 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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Frequently asked questions about Napier tide times
When are the tides in Napier today?
Today the tides for Napier (the standard port for Napier) are: high 05:38 (1.8 m), low 11:48 (0.1 m), high 18:05 (2.0 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 1.9 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 05:38, 11:48, 18:05. The solunar major bite periods today are around 00:27 and 12:57.
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.