Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 5PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.98m | 6:59AM1.82m | 7:25PM1.98m | 7:58AM1.80m | 8:22PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.12m | 00:50AM0.09m | 1:08PM0.06m | 1:49AM0.05m | 2:04PM0.03m | 2:46AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | SE 4 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 62 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 122 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 89 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
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