Napier - The Gap Surf Forecast

/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 15 Nov 2025 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 17.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 10AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Evening (15 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

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	Saturday 15							Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tue 18
	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	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E
Period(s) (?)	9	9	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	6	10	10	10	10	10	6	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	155	168	277	317	311	262	254	208	204	162	162	125	198	125	125	98	96	123	94	92	231	319	142	134
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	WNW	WSW	SW	N	WNW	W	W	W	E	E	E	E	NNE	NW	NW	WNW	E	E	ENE	ENE	NW	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	2:23AM 1.47				2:44PM 1.53				3:18AM 1.45				3:34PM 1.49					4:10AM 1.47				4:25PM 1.47
Low Tide / height (m)			8:32AM 0.27				9:03PM 0.25				9:28AM 0.33				9:51PM 0.31					10:22AM 0.37				10:39PM 0.37

	Saturday 15							Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tue 18
Sunrise	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	15	18	20	22	19	15	11	9	9	14	16	15	15	13	11	11	10	16	19	19	20	18	15
Feels °C (?)	8	12	15	14	18	17	12	8	6	7	12	12	11	12	12	10	10	8	14	17	17	19	16	13

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