Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 13 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | E 13 | E 13 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | S 18 | E 16 | E 16 | S 17 | S 18 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.80m | 8:08PM1.74m | 8:34AM1.86m | 9:03PM1.75m | 9:26AM1.88m | 9:59PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.19m | 2:20AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.16m | 3:12AM0.15m | 3:50PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | S 18 | E 6 | E 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 14 | S 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | — | E 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | S 11 | — | S 18 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | 25 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | W 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 46 | 44 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 92 | 92 | 98 | 20 | 92 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 122 |
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