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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.8
NE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
SE
0.2
ENE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)666666777778888885799995
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)204563753730342415161819202019111114510113813815233
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:33AM
1.55
4:47PM
1.46
5:17AM
1.55
5:32PM
1.44
6:02AM
1.55
6:18PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.50
11:02PM
0.47
11:32AM
0.48
11:48PM
0.43
12:17PM
0.43
12:32AM
0.38
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:01-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:39-------8:39-------8:38--
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1---------11-------1--11
Temp. °C191922262319171615151515161615131313151616161514
Feels °C (?)201922252118171615141413141312111111121212121312
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