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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 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
18.0° 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 9PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2751 | 3471 | 2239 | 1302 | 785 | 545 | 458 | 231 | 225 | 115 | 109 | 264 | 195 | 236 | 229 | 222 | 273 | 166 | 163 | 158 | 143 | 138 | 103 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:59PM 1.35 | 1:29AM 1.44 | 1:51PM 1.36 | 2:18AM 1.46 | 2:44PM 1.40 | 3:09AM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:08PM 0.39 | 7:45AM 0.33 | 8:01PM 0.36 | 8:33AM 0.29 | 8:56PM 0.31 | 9:23AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - |
| Sunset | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
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