Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
12.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NW
0.4
NE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)99991010811111110101011101010103443410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5859493233187191828171922201923812141195
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
NE
10
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
1.67
12:38PM
1.73
1:07AM
1.60
1:37PM
1.68
2:05AM
1.55
2:32PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.16
6:21AM
0.17
7:00PM
0.18
7:18AM
0.18
7:58PM
0.19
8:15AM
0.20
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise----6:11-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:02-------6:04
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131213141619191715131313161920171516161618202015
Feels °C (?)979101317171512101010131817111112111214161610
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Napier - The Gap (moderate winds from the WSW at Napier Airport 2 km from Napier - The Gap). 0.4m 10s swell from the SE to make surfable waves.

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20 km/h
WSW
Cross-Off
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