Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.1° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 1AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
2.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
356
356
356
344
339
325
255
242
233
286
343
138
98
240
196
154
127
130
127
127
158
94
602
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NW
20
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:12PM1.56m
8:38AM1.44m
8:55PM1.55m
9:19AM1.46m
9:39PM1.55m
10:00AM1.48m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.37m
2:32AM0.33m
2:37PM0.35m
3:14AM0.30m
3:22PM0.33m
3:57AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
3
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
7
5
5
11
15
13
11
12
13
14
13
15
16
14
11
9
9
9
11
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
4
4
2
2
7
9
7
5
6
8
9
9
11
13
11
9
7
7
8
6
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
ENE
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.3
ENE
7
Energy kJ
386
356
356
356
344
339
325
255
242
233
286
343
138
98
240
196
154
127
130
127
127
94
191
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
11
10
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
161
196
51
6
6
4
4
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
5
9
5
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.9
E
10
0.6
ENE
4
2.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
14
32
15
25
88
80
8
4
158
14
602
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
41
15
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
39
39
21
15
15
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
21
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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