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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 11 Dec 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
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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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 57 | 100 | 96 | 90 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 51 | 34 | 22 | 93 | 19 | 53 | 21 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:39AM 1.75 | 12:05AM 1.60 | 12:32PM 1.66 | 12:59AM 1.54 | 1:23PM 1.59 | 1:54AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:02PM 0.14 | 6:17AM 0.20 | 6:54PM 0.18 | 7:10AM 0.27 | 7:43PM 0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
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