Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 Dec 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
18.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Dec)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (17 Dec)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
E
0.3
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777777777788755777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102423016181710101010105111241112521102618192020
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
ESE
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27AM
1.55
4:43PM
1.49
5:12AM
1.57
5:28PM
1.50
5:56AM
1.59
6:11PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
0.45
10:41AM
0.48
10:55PM
0.49
11:27AM
0.50
11:43PM
0.50
12:10PM
0.50
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:36-------8:37-------8:37
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
4-----11----------------
Temp. °C161412121820161512121010171919181513121420222323
Feels °C (?)1513101014171212101188151515161511101319222221
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