Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
18.5° 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 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.1
NE
0.6
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010551010109956666999566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1717171717176020171716151530844828172525283515396
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
0
ENE
10
E
15
E
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
0
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
1.60
7:47PM
1.65
8:05AM
1.61
8:31PM
1.69
8:50AM
1.62
9:14PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.27
1:35PM
0.31
1:56AM
0.31
2:19PM
0.35
2:42AM
0.35
3:02PM
0.39
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise--7:28-------7:28-------7:30-----
Sunset-----7:02-------7:00-------7:00--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101012171817151413131620191715141413161818171615
Feels °C (?)9912151516141312121518171714121312161616171516
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