Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 246 | 121 | 24 | 440 | 506 | 182 | 365 | 314 | 335 | 300 | 320 | 255 | 211 | 154 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 105 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.69m | 10:28AM1.70m | 10:54PM1.65m | 11:17AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.26m | 4:22AM0.28m | 4:46PM0.32m | 5:10AM0.34m | 5:36PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 246 | 121 | 325 | 440 | 506 | 182 | 365 | 314 | 335 | 300 | 320 | 255 | 211 | 154 | 123 | 123 | 126 | 105 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 121 | 24 | — | — | 170 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 112 | 78 | 7 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 2 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1401 | 804 | 1 | — | 1441 | — | — | — | 439 | 428 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 208 | 225 | 225 | 240 | 166 | 5 | 5 | 222 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 98 | 25 | 5 |
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