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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 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
18.5° 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 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
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 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 67 | 112 | 101 | 36 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 104 | 100 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 219 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:40AM 1.59 | 6:11PM 1.55 | 6:30AM 1.59 | 7:00PM 1.60 | 7:18AM 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:31PM 0.20 | 11:59AM 0.22 | 12:21AM 0.23 | 12:48PM 0.26 | 1:09AM 0.27 | 1:35PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
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