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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
18.2° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 14 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 45 | 189 | 43 | 43 | 115 | 125 | 154 | 270 | 94 | 194 | 86 | 285 | 329 | 159 | 272 | 311 | 522 | 666 | 820 | 800 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:50AM 1.62 | 8:14PM 1.70 | 8:35AM 1.61 | 8:55PM 1.68 | 9:19AM 1.59 | 9:36PM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:02PM 0.39 | 2:28AM 0.39 | 2:44PM 0.43 | 3:12AM 0.41 | 3:27PM 0.45 | 3:56AM 0.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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