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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 4AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 61 | 61 | 81 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 90 | 106 | 102 | 108 | 114 | 112 | 104 | 100 | 73 | 72 | 98 | 71 | 69 | 160 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:20AM 1.46 | 1:51PM 1.57 | 2:14AM 1.53 | 2:42PM 1.63 | 3:11AM 1.62 | 3:37PM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:17PM 0.26 | 7:32AM 0.31 | 8:06PM 0.25 | 8:27AM 0.29 | 8:56PM 0.23 | 9:25AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
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