Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | E 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.75m | 9:23PM1.71m | 9:45AM1.79m | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:35AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.19m | 3:11PM0.19m | 3:34AM0.18m | 4:05PM0.18m | 4:24AM0.18m | 5:00PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 126 | 136 | 115 | 126 | 120 | 55 | 16 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 4 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 11 | S 16 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 18 | E 11 | S 18 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 91 | 94 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 91 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 44 | 44 | 20 | 20 |
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