Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 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
18.5° 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: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
E
0.2
ENE
0.3
E
0.6
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)6667111010101015141498101710101010551010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24161722222020191810410099157162221717171736191717
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
N
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
0
W
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.55
6:30AM
1.59
7:00PM
1.60
7:18AM
1.60
7:47PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.22
12:21AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.26
1:09AM
0.27
1:35PM
0.31
1:56AM
0.31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:06-------7:04-------7:02----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121515131210101012151514131211111317171716151414
Feels °C (?)101212111188911131312121110101315141715141313
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