Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 769 | 653 | 653 | 653 | 530 | 522 | 514 | 482 | 467 | 439 | 361 | 425 | 361 | 341 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 205 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.53m | 5:04AM1.41m | 5:32PM1.53m | 5:51AM1.40m | 6:17PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.44m | 11:19AM0.39m | 11:48PM0.39m | 12:00PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 769 | 653 | 653 | 653 | 530 | 522 | 514 | 482 | 467 | 439 | 361 | 425 | 361 | 341 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 205 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 10 | E 4 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 23 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 19 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | NE 4 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 24 | 24 | 1 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 20 |
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