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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.9° C
(Which is 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 4PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 913 | 835 | 789 | 703 | 592 | 488 | 450 | 424 | 378 | 295 | 226 | 194 | 212 | 172 | 168 | 124 | 99 | 94 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 37 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:29AM 1.76 | 9:50PM 1.87 | 10:25AM 1.72 | 10:49PM 1.80 | 11:21AM 1.66 | 11:49PM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:38PM 0.10 | 4:16AM 0.09 | 4:35PM 0.10 | 5:14AM 0.09 | 5:33PM 0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
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