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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
18.3° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 343 | 273 | 268 | 251 | 198 | 194 | 156 | 153 | 115 | 108 | 78 | 77 | 56 | 49 | 32 | 52 | 132 | 84 | 84 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:55AM 1.63 | 4:25PM 1.51 | 4:48AM 1.61 | 5:19PM 1.52 | 5:40AM 1.59 | 6:11PM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:40PM 0.16 | 10:15AM 0.16 | 10:37PM 0.17 | 11:08AM 0.19 | 11:31PM 0.20 | 11:59AM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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