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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 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
18.6° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
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 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 151 | 151 | 125 | 128 | 161 | 137 | 134 | 117 | 94 | 98 | 96 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 65 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 43 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:33PM 1.73 | 8:58AM 1.75 | 9:23PM 1.79 | 9:50AM 1.75 | 10:12PM 1.83 | 10:44AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:43AM 0.14 | 3:11PM 0.13 | 3:37AM 0.14 | 4:02PM 0.13 | 4:33AM 0.14 | 4:55PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
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