Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 46 | 72 | 81 | 69 | 75 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 24 | 40 | 46 | 151 | 133 | 125 | 90 | 82 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.74m | 9:34PM1.66m | 9:53AM1.70m | 10:20PM1.62m | 10:40AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.31m | 3:26PM0.32m | 3:46AM0.37m | 4:14PM0.37m | 4:33AM0.40m | 5:00PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 46 | 72 | 81 | 69 | 75 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 21 | 9 | 46 | 151 | 133 | 125 | 90 | 82 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | E 3 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | ENE 3 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | NE 4 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 46 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 45 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | — | S 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 36 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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