Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 15 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 116 | 110 | 87 | 79 | 60 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 61 | 42 | 35 | 24 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.59m | 3:36PM1.72m | 4:07AM1.60m | 4:32PM1.73m | 5:03AM1.61m | 5:28PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.11m | 9:57PM0.11m | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:54PM0.11m | 11:14AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 190 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 116 | 110 | 87 | 79 | 60 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 61 | 42 | 35 | 24 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 16 | E 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 14 | E 8 | S 21 | E 15 | S 20 | E 8 | S 20 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 44 | 86 | 178 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 92 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 91 | 93 | 124 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 26 | 20 |
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