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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 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
17.8° 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: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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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| 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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 181 | 198 | 196 | 189 | 185 | 171 | 183 | 183 | 148 | 149 | 149 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 184 | 188 | 194 | 198 | 249 | 720 | 456 | 529 | 773 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:43AM 1.49 | 11:04PM 1.52 | 11:26AM 1.42 | 11:52PM 1.48 | 12:11PM 1.37 | 12:41AM 1.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:53PM 0.46 | 5:25AM 0.42 | 5:35PM 0.44 | 6:11AM 0.40 | 6:20PM 0.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
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