
Napier's Art Deco streets meet the Pacific along a stunning stretch of coastline that blends urban elegance with natural beauty. The tides here are shaped by the vast curve of Hawke Bay, creating gentle, predictable rhythms that have guided fishermen and sailors since the city rose from the 1931 earthquake.
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How the tides and swell change through the year at Hawke's Bay locations.
Warm water with generally small swell.
Good balance of warmth and bigger swell.
Bigger, more powerful swell, cooler temps.
Good balance of warmth and building swell.
Annual tide statistics computed from published LINZ 2026 predictions for Napier. Times use the location time zone (Pacific/Auckland).
2m on 19 May at 19:39
0.1m on 5 Jan at 01:23
1.35m between high and low
October — highest avg high tides
Two high and two low tides daily
1.9m — from lowest low to highest high
High and low tide predictions for the next 7 days, from LINZ. Times use Pacific/Auckland.
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | 05:08 · 1.6m, 17:31 · 1.7m | 11:21 · 0.4m, 23:48 · 0.3m |
| Mon 26 Oct | 05:58 · 1.7m, 18:22 · 1.7m | 12:11 · 0.3m |
| Tue 27 Oct | 06:48 · 1.8m, 19:13 · 1.8m | 00:37 · 0.3m, 13:03 · 0.2m |
| Wed 28 Oct | 07:39 · 1.8m, 20:06 · 1.8m | 01:28 · 0.2m, 13:55 · 0.2m |
| Thu 29 Oct | 08:31 · 1.9m, 21:01 · 1.8m | 02:19 · 0.2m, 14:50 · 0.2m |
| Fri 30 Oct | 09:25 · 1.9m, 21:56 · 1.8m | 03:12 · 0.2m, 15:45 · 0.2m |
| Sat 31 Oct | 10:20 · 1.9m, 22:52 · 1.8m | 04:05 · 0.2m, 16:42 · 0.2m |