Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 06 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101110777777888888888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115125154270326533254373203186295397300486438449404392223509476165201177
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
1.61
8:55PM
1.68
9:19AM
1.59
9:36PM
1.64
10:02AM
1.55
10:18PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
0.43
3:12AM
0.41
3:27PM
0.45
3:56AM
0.43
4:10PM
0.46
4:40AM
0.43
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:53-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---111------------1-----
Temp. °C151817161615141415171817161515161720201919171715
Feels °C (?)151615141414131315141514141414151618191919181815
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