Napier - The Gap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.44° S 176.88° E

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Napier - The Gap sea temperature is

12.7° C

Napier - The Gap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Napier - The Gap today (21 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Gap at 11PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (21 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 21			Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	3 PM	6 PM	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	40	40	40	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	11	14	14	12	12	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	E	E	NE	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	ENE	ENE	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				11:28PM1.66m				11:54AM1.63m					00:19AM1.60m				12:49PM1.60m
Low Tide		5:18PM0.27m				5:46AM0.26m					6:10PM0.34m				6:34AM0.34m				7:03PM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	9	7	6	6	5	6	11	11	9	8	7	6	5	6	11	12	10	9
Feels °C	8	7	5	3	3	2	3	9	8	7	5	4	3	3	4	9	9	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 4
kJ	40	40	40	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	11	14	14	12	12	11	11	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 11	—	ESE 11
kJ	116	46	44	42	12	35	21	19	19	11	11	10	9	7	14	5	5	—	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 18	S 18	SSE 12	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 16	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	SE 11	S 11
kJ	—	—	6	6	14	6	5	5	5	—	—	—	7	8	—	—	—	5	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	3	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	46	18	6	8	13	13	6	6	89	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	25
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	1	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4

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