Surf Forecasts:
Napier - The Gap surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 17 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, ESE swell with 697 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period. 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 1.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sat 18th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Napier - The Gap over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 90 | 98 | 69 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 45 | 243 | 366 | 505 | 559 | 619 | 478 | 378 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.82m | 3:41AM1.73m | 4:09PM1.88m | 4:41AM1.76m | 5:09PM1.92m | 5:40AM1.77m | 6:09PM1.94m | 6:39AM1.77m | 7:06PM1.94m | 7:37AM1.76m | 8:01PM1.91m | 8:31AM1.75m | 8:53PM1.86m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.23m | 9:55AM0.20m | 10:33PM0.17m | 10:56AM0.13m | 11:32PM0.11m | 11:54AM0.06m | 00:31AM0.07m | 12:48PM0.02m | 1:29AM0.04m | 1:42PM0.01m | 2:23AM0.04m | 2:37PM0.04m | |||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 116 | 90 | 98 | 69 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 45 | 243 | 366 | 505 | 559 | 619 | 478 | 378 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 17 | — | E 15 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | S 25 | SSE 23 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 119 | 71 | 6 | — | 4 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 42 | 39 | 12 | 296 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 16 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 12 | S 9 | S 21 | S 19 | E 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSW 9 | S 19 | S 24 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 86 | — | — | 5 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | — | 5 | 19 | — | 16 | 7 | 104 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 92 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 46 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 176 | 5 |
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