Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.2° 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 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
18
0.4
NE
3
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
2
11
11
11
10
3
6
2
5
6
6
4
4
4
55
45
38
29
28
23
22
22
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:08PM1.49m
3:26AM1.53m
3:59PM1.52m
4:17AM1.52m
4:48PM1.57m
5:06AM1.53m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.26m
9:43AM0.26m
10:13PM0.30m
10:33AM0.32m
11:02PM0.34m
11:21AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
12
11
13
18
20
17
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
9
10
13
14
13
12
12
11
9
12
17
18
16
13
12
13
10
9
10
9
9
10
9
8
6
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
15
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
20
19
18
11
11
11
10
6
6
2
2
6
6
3
8
2
4
38
29
28
23
22
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
8
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
6
1
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
3
2
19
26
26
20
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
5
5
5
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
S
2
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
35
55
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
89
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
31
20
31
122
163
176
213
19
25
13
13
13
13
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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