Surf Forecasts:
Napier - The Gap surf forecast from 17 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 18 Sep, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period, ESE swell with 151 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 18 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Napier - The Gap this week:
The surf forecast for Napier - The Gap over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 14s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Napier - The Gap in the next 16 days are 0.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 18) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 14s period and expected on Monday (Sep 21) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 18th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Napier - The Gap over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 54 | 40 | 131 | 119 | 84 | 77 | 69 | 68 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 35 | 96 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 12 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.70m | 10:20PM1.62m | 10:40AM1.64m | 11:06PM1.57m | 11:29AM1.58m | 11:50PM1.50m | 12:20PM1.52m | 00:36AM1.42m | 1:09PM1.47m | 1:24AM1.36m | 1:55PM1.44m | 2:13AM1.33m | 2:41PM1.43m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.37m | 4:33AM0.40m | 5:00PM0.40m | 5:19AM0.43m | 5:48PM0.42m | 6:04AM0.44m | 6:36PM0.43m | 6:48AM0.43m | 7:24PM0.42m | 7:34AM0.42m | 8:10PM0.39m | 8:24AM0.40m | 8:56PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 58 | 54 | 35 | 131 | 119 | 84 | 31 | 43 | 68 | 39 | 14 | 167 | 250 | 61 | 35 | 96 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 77 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | ESE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 77 | 69 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 8 | ESE 11 | S 18 | E 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 10 | — | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 10 | — | S 18 | S 19 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 219 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 240 | 213 | 8 |
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