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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Napier - The Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - The Gap sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today?
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 6PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 183 | 149 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 184 | 192 | 198 | 239 | 296 | 733 | 879 | 607 | 563 | 493 | 790 | 2098 | 4316 | 4470 | 9721 | 1557 | 859 | 551 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:26AM 1.42 | 11:52PM 1.48 | 12:11PM 1.37 | 12:41AM 1.45 | 12:59PM 1.35 | 1:29AM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:35PM 0.44 | 6:11AM 0.40 | 6:20PM 0.42 | 6:58AM 0.36 | 7:08PM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
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