Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | E 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 37 | 39 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 116 | 221 | 300 | 404 | 385 | 493 | 582 | 582 | 612 | 589 | 559 | 544 | 498 | 491 | 400 | 394 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.94m | 6:39AM1.77m | 7:06PM1.94m | 7:37AM1.76m | 8:01PM1.91m | 8:31AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.07m | 12:48PM0.02m | 1:29AM0.04m | 1:42PM0.01m | 2:23AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | E 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 116 | 221 | 300 | 404 | 385 | 493 | 582 | 582 | 612 | 589 | 559 | 544 | 498 | 491 | 400 | 394 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 34 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 81 | 10 | 11 | 252 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 19 | NE 4 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | E 10 | S 8 | NE 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | — | S 19 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 58 | 6 | 118 | 4 | 89 | — | 30 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | SW 9 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 91 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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