- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 May 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
15.5° 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 5PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | |
21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.80m | 5:21AM1.78m | 5:49PM1.89m | 6:19AM1.81m | 6:46PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.22m | 11:11PM0.20m | 11:36AM0.19m | 00:08AM0.16m | 12:32PM0.14m | 1:06AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
 kJ | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 14 | SE 10 | E 14 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 572 | — | 456 | 493 | 476 | 467 | 403 | 407 | 467 | 469 | 142 | 373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 173 | 206 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 166 | 171 | 171 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Napier - The Gap surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest