Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
12.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 10AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
E
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NNW
0.3
NNE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
NE
Period(s) (?)991010811111111101011101010103443410165
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5033331871919302022212019193814141185141
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
1.67
12:38PM
1.73
1:07AM
1.60
1:37PM
1.68
2:05AM
1.55
2:32PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
0.17
7:00PM
0.18
7:18AM
0.18
7:58PM
0.19
8:15AM
0.20
8:52PM
0.20
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
Sunrise--6:11-------6:09-------6:09-----
Sunset-----6:02-------6:02-------6:04--
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131417192017151413131619211715161716192020151311
Feels °C (?)910141619151211101014171711111213121516161187
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Napier - The Gap (fresh winds from the W at Napier Airport 2 km from Napier - The Gap). No surfable waves

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1 h 6 min ago

31 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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