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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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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| 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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 105 | 53 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 105 | 40 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:39AM 1.52 | 3:55PM 1.49 | 4:27AM 1.55 | 4:43PM 1.49 | 5:12AM 1.57 | 5:28PM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 0.38 | 9:52AM 0.44 | 10:06PM 0.45 | 10:41AM 0.48 | 10:55PM 0.49 | 11:27AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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