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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 15 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.5° 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 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | |
35 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:30AM1.66m | 3:58PM1.69m | 4:25AM1.72m | 4:53PM1.80m | 5:21AM1.78m | 5:49PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.25m | 10:15PM0.25m | 10:40AM0.22m | 11:11PM0.20m | 11:36AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:05 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 |
 kJ | 35 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | — | S 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 456 | 426 | — | 411 | — | — | 392 | 385 | 142 | 325 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 216 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 166 | 205 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
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