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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
18.4° 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 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
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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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 290 | 230 | 190 | 194 | 425 | 439 | 439 | 432 | 361 | 355 | 343 | 325 | 263 | 251 | 198 | 194 | 156 | 150 | 115 | 108 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:31PM 1.56 | 3:00AM 1.66 | 3:29PM 1.53 | 3:55AM 1.63 | 4:25PM 1.51 | 4:48AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:42PM 0.15 | 9:20AM 0.14 | 9:40PM 0.16 | 10:15AM 0.16 | 10:37PM 0.17 | 11:08AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
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