Surf Forecast Surf Report

Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.5
NE
0.2
E
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)1212111110111111111111121111101010999998888888878810101010109999988998851266121167778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)268217121118908560606040394884223192792412041591121129593102109907764595745444637797676746058565532301314151914141112202914135196514058
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41PM
1.97
9:16AM
1.81
9:36PM
1.90
10:11AM
1.74
10:33PM
1.81
11:04AM
1.65
11:30PM
1.71
11:56AM
1.56
12:24AM
1.62
12:50PM
1.47
1:16AM
1.54
1:46PM
1.42
2:05AM
1.48
2:39PM
1.41
2:55AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.11
3:24PM
0.14
4:03AM
0.13
4:20PM
0.16
4:58AM
0.15
5:15PM
0.18
5:53AM
0.18
6:08PM
0.22
6:46AM
0.21
7:00PM
0.26
7:36AM
0.25
7:54PM
0.31
8:24AM
0.29
8:49PM
0.36
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise----6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)667789864666811131210878911119991097111098765612131299779141614131113131517181617171719
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