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Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
18.7° 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 3PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
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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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 18 | 104 | 100 | 99 | 15 | 68 | 238 | 222 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 36 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:00PM 1.60 | 7:18AM 1.60 | 7:47PM 1.65 | 8:05AM 1.61 | 8:31PM 1.69 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:48PM 0.26 | 1:09AM 0.27 | 1:35PM 0.31 | 1:56AM 0.31 | 2:19PM 0.35 | 2:42AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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