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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
18.4° 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 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 78 | 77 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 54 | 82 | 112 | 112 | 39 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:48AM 1.61 | 5:19PM 1.52 | 5:40AM 1.59 | 6:11PM 1.55 | 6:30AM 1.59 | 7:00PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:08AM 0.19 | 11:31PM 0.20 | 11:59AM 0.22 | 12:21AM 0.23 | 12:48PM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
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