Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
13.8° 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 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
2
E
1.3
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
3.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)99991414899111211111111111010101012121111121212129991112121211111111111111111111111111111111111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)6394113110132127147185285381528563852491767381320314308315389383141558033141595710485862382614663664520523421403403341338338339353370377380371382307295244240191191188184143149176170
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
N
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassoffcrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:49PM
1.56
4:03AM
1.48
4:33PM
1.57
4:48AM
1.48
5:18PM
1.59
5:35AM
1.47
6:05PM
1.60
6:25AM
1.47
6:51PM
1.62
7:15AM
1.48
7:38PM
1.63
8:04AM
1.50
8:25PM
1.64
8:51AM
1.53
9:13PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
0.51
10:18AM
0.47
10:47PM
0.48
11:04AM
0.43
11:33PM
0.42
11:49AM
0.37
12:21AM
0.35
12:33PM
0.31
1:10AM
0.29
1:18PM
0.25
1:58AM
0.23
2:05PM
0.21
2:45AM
0.19
2:55PM
0.19
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
Sunrise------7:31-------7:31-------7:31-------7:30-------7:30-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset5:01-------5:02-------5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07---
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------1141------------------------------
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Feels °C (?)9998877999877891112119998911121110111211913141089101091213998888121110754451213101211
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