Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 200 | 240 | 235 | 253 | 173 | 208 | 159 | 134 | 175 | 164 | 121 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 49 | 37 | 67 | 84 | 82 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.65m | 11:36PM1.65m | 11:59AM1.68m | 00:28AM1.65m | 12:56PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.29m | 5:49AM0.26m | 6:18PM0.29m | 6:41AM0.25m | 7:17PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 196 | 200 | 240 | 235 | 170 | 173 | 208 | 159 | 134 | 175 | 164 | 121 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 49 | 169 | 67 | 84 | 82 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | E 18 | S 10 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 19 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 6 | 311 | 18 | 63 | 84 | 15 | 67 | 117 | 107 | 137 | 128 | 86 | 98 | 102 | 100 | 27 | 63 | 22 | 21 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 20 | E 16 | SSE 18 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 253 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 45 | 151 | 141 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 89 | 5 | 5 |
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