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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today?
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 96 | 79 | 63 | 46 | 69 | 353 | 88 | 185 | 84 | 73 | 191 | 187 | 141 | 136 | 133 | 96 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:02PM 1.43 | 11:22AM 1.52 | 11:45PM 1.42 | 12:10PM 1.51 | 12:30AM 1.43 | 1:00PM 1.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:06AM 0.38 | 5:44PM 0.31 | 5:53AM 0.35 | 6:30PM 0.28 | 6:42AM 0.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
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