Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 1PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1401 | 1569 | 1358 | 1035 | 778 | 498 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.73m | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:21AM1.68m | 10:48PM1.57m | 11:05AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.40m | 3:57PM0.39m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:42PM0.40m | 4:56AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | S 11 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 157 | — | — | 824 | 1207 | 1401 | 1569 | 1358 | 1035 | 778 | 498 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 14 | S 12 | E 9 | S 14 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | S 15 | NE 9 | — | S 14 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 16 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | S 7 | SSW 3 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | — | 16 | — | 1 | — | 49 | 7 | 452 | 711 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6178 | 5020 | 3713 | 2772 | 2042 | 1593 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 152 | 91 | 95 | 40 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 152 | 168 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 168 | 168 | 219 | 229 | 236 | 226 | 236 | 226 | 0 |
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