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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 12AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (19 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)55666666781111121111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1373844133242741150199618826105811341068953862634533463399334283167
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
1.47
6:27AM
1.60
6:52PM
1.55
7:17AM
1.66
7:43PM
1.64
8:07AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12AM
0.21
12:43PM
0.20
1:01AM
0.17
1:33PM
0.16
1:51AM
0.15
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset-7:28-------7:27-------7:24------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-111------------
Temp. °C201816151514171919181514141416192018141413121518
Feels °C (?)191817141513171717161413121214171716131311101416
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