Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 123 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 137 | 135 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 61 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:06PM1.53m | 5:31AM1.51m | 5:55PM1.60m | 6:21AM1.60m | 6:44PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.28m | 11:21PM0.26m | 11:41AM0.24m | 00:10AM0.23m | 12:29PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 98 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 123 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 137 | 135 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | NNE 4 | SSE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 18 | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 17 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 2 | N 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 92 | 91 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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