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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
17.2° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)999998889988888999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)858381817973665139382423223334252627161616161628
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
E
0
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
0
SE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
1.62
7:27PM
1.53
7:53AM
1.63
8:10PM
1.53
8:33AM
1.63
8:53PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
0.48
1:39AM
0.48
2:05PM
0.48
2:18AM
0.47
2:49PM
0.46
2:57AM
0.46
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset---8:10-------8:13-------8:14----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222422211917151519191816141312121718161614141213
Feels °C (?)222321211917141418171615151312121716151714141112
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