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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today?
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Afternoon (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 268 | 217 | 121 | 118 | 90 | 85 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 39 | 488 | 422 | 319 | 279 | 241 | 204 | 159 | 112 | 112 | 95 | 93 | 102 | 109 | 90 | 77 | 64 | 59 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 46 | 37 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 32 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 96 | 51 | 40 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:41PM 1.97 | 9:16AM 1.81 | 9:36PM 1.90 | 10:11AM 1.74 | 10:33PM 1.81 | 11:04AM 1.65 | 11:30PM 1.71 | 11:56AM 1.56 | 12:24AM 1.62 | 12:50PM 1.47 | 1:16AM 1.54 | 1:46PM 1.42 | 2:05AM 1.48 | 2:39PM 1.41 | 2:55AM 1.45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:06AM 0.11 | 3:24PM 0.14 | 4:03AM 0.13 | 4:20PM 0.16 | 4:58AM 0.15 | 5:15PM 0.18 | 5:53AM 0.18 | 6:08PM 0.22 | 6:46AM 0.21 | 7:00PM 0.26 | 7:36AM 0.25 | 7:54PM 0.31 | 8:24AM 0.29 | 8:49PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | Friday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
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