Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.0° 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 6PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)8811101010111111111110101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)442991255335816104796912131130963703580488404441450412327290264198172145
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
S
35
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
1.79
8:54PM
1.91
9:29AM
1.76
9:50PM
1.87
10:25AM
1.72
10:49PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.11
3:19AM
0.09
3:38PM
0.10
4:16AM
0.09
4:35PM
0.10
5:14AM
0.09
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:35-------5:34-------5:32-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22515122431121-----111---
Temp. °C131312121312111011111210999991110101010109
Feels °C (?)11107896646665445557678776
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