Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Gap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 190 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 116 | 110 | 87 | 79 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.59m | 3:36PM1.72m | 4:07AM1.60m | 4:32PM1.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.13m | 9:22AM0.11m | 9:57PM0.11m | 10:20AM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 237 | 190 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 116 | 110 | 87 | 79 | 60 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | N 3 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 89 |
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