Napier – The Gap Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Hawkes Bay, New Zealand)

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Napier - The Gap Surf Guide

The Gap(Napier) in Hawkes Bay is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide.

Napier - The Gap Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.7
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	16.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Napier - The Gap:

The best conditions reported for surf at Napier - The Gap occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Napier - The Gap (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Napier - The Gap with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 16% of the time in January while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 62% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

16%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

22%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

62%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Napier - The Gap Location Map

Interactive Napier - The Gap surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Napier - The Gap is Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand, 104 km (65 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Napier - The Gap is Gisborne Airport (GIS), also in New Zealand, 129 km (80 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Napier - The Gap Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 14:59 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 12			Thu
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	11	11	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

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Tides at Napier - The Gap

Current tide and informaton

For Napier, New Zealand, 6.0 km from Napier - The Gap.

Next High Water: 06:24pm | 1.6m

Next Low Water: 12:37am | 0.44m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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low tide

Napier - The Gap Sea Temperature

The Napier - The Gap water temperature is rather cool (16.4 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.