Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 8PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
NE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)815151515151588844444444677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444444465511115511111327126232434966044
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
N
10
NW
5
ENE
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
1.61
1:16AM
1.58
1:38PM
1.56
2:09AM
1.56
2:27PM
1.53
3:00AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
0.31
7:30AM
0.39
7:53PM
0.38
8:22AM
0.44
8:40PM
0.44
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00
Sunset---8:42-------8:40-------8:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C293333302623232321191917161616162023242723191615
Feels °C (?)262828262319192118161615151515151820212522191414
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