Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is

14.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	10s
Evening (23 Oct)	0.5ft (0.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 14	E 13	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	E 12	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	6	6	6	13	13	12	4	4	14	14	14	14	12	11	11
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	E	E	E	N	W	WNW	WNW	N	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	NW	E	E	E	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off
High Tide		3:27AM1.37m				3:50PM1.47m					4:17AM1.44m				4:40PM1.53m				5:07AM1.53m				5:32PM1.60m
Low Tide				9:38AM0.37m					10:03PM0.31m				10:30AM0.33m				10:53PM0.29m				11:22AM0.29m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	11	14	16	15	13	13	13	12	13	17	21	20	19	18	16	14	13	18	21	18	15	14
Feels °C	12	10	8	13	14	12	11	12	12	10	11	17	17	17	18	16	14	12	10	15	17	15	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 5	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ENE 3
kJ	1	9	9	9	9	2	23	23	23	22	22	21	13	13	12	21	22	14	14	14	14	8	8	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	SSE 5	SSE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 12	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 14	S 14	SE 12	E 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 6	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	SSE 9
kJ	9	1	1	1	2	9	2	2	6	6	24	21	16	4	5	1	1	2	1	13	12	12	11	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 13	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	NE 4	S 14	S 19	S 19	E 12
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	6	6	6	6	6	3	4	4	3	3	1	15	7	7	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 2	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	20	20	20	20	93	95	91	24	20	20	17	17	24	24	20	20	20	20	20	24	47	95	92	20
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