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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (03 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thursday 4 | Fri 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | |
887 | 1145 | 288 | 235 | 196 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 108 | 120 | 90 | 83 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:18PM1.64m | 7:37AM1.51m | 7:58PM1.61m | 8:21AM1.48m | 8:38PM1.58m | 9:04AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.46m | 1:34AM0.45m | 1:42PM0.45m | 2:17AM0.42m | 2:22PM0.43m | 3:00AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 435 | 342 | 288 | 235 | 196 | 154 | 148 | 148 | 108 | 120 | 90 | 83 | 56 | 54 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | E 15 | E 15 | S 14 | — | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | E 13 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 33 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 12 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | E 15 | — | — | S 4 | E 14 | S 10 | S 12 | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 887 | 1145 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 91 | 95 | 132 | 116 |
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