Napier - The Gap surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 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
13.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Napier - The Gap this week:

The surf forecast for Napier - The Gap over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 02) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Napier - The Gap in the next 12 days are 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 04) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 8s period and expected on Monday (Jul 07) at 3PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Wed 2nd Jul)1.5ft (0.5m) 11s
Best Surf 6AM (Fri 4th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 9s
Most Powerful 3AM (Fri 4th Jul)6ft (1.9m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Napier - The Gap over the next 12 days.

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Tue
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)11111010567898101010101010107777769101010668810109810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)86613839413752804527409201152122733130176971536753383146998414417855550723022216990134
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
W
10
E
5
NW
5
WNW
15
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
0
WSW
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
ononononcross-
on
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
1.66
10:56AM
1.56
11:20PM
1.60
11:45AM
1.53
12:09AM
1.55
12:38PM
1.51
12:58AM
1.52
1:30PM
1.51
1:46AM
1.50
2:19PM
1.52
2:33AM
1.49
3:05PM
1.54
3:18AM
1.49
3:49PM
1.56
4:03AM
1.48
4:33PM
1.57
4:48AM
1.48
5:18PM
1.59
5:35AM
1.47
6:05PM
1.60
6:25AM
1.47
6:51PM
1.62
7:15AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
0.25
4:53AM
0.23
5:08PM
0.31
5:40AM
0.29
5:58PM
0.37
6:27AM
0.35
6:50PM
0.43
7:13AM
0.41
7:41PM
0.48
7:58AM
0.46
8:31PM
0.51
8:44AM
0.50
9:18PM
0.52
9:31AM
0.50
10:02PM
0.51
10:18AM
0.47
10:47PM
0.48
11:04AM
0.43
11:33PM
0.42
11:49AM
0.37
12:21AM
0.35
12:33PM
0.31
1:10AM
0.29
Tue
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sun
13
Sunrise--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:33--7:31--7:31--7:31--7:31--7:31--7:31--7:30--7:30
Sunset4:59--4:59--5:00--5:00--5:00--5:00--5:01--5:01--5:02--5:04--5:04--5:05--
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Rain (mm)
------25--1--8-----------------3---3
Temp. °C12911141312131520201617181312121012131111111011111011141115151214141214
Feels °C (?)107811101010151918141416118879118988988810811111013131211

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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The above surf forecast table for Napier - The Gap provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Napier - The Gap can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Napier - The Gap surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Napier - The Gap) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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