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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
18.0° 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 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
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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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 180 | 115 | 155 | 264 | 195 | 236 | 229 | 222 | 276 | 166 | 163 | 158 | 143 | 138 | 100 | 100 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:51PM 1.36 | 2:18AM 1.46 | 2:44PM 1.40 | 3:09AM 1.51 | 3:36PM 1.48 | 4:01AM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:01PM 0.36 | 8:33AM 0.29 | 8:56PM 0.31 | 9:23AM 0.26 | 9:50PM 0.26 | 10:16AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - |
| Sunset | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
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