Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 98 | 89 | 123 | 123 | 207 | 247 | 236 | 229 | 225 | 298 | 414 | 469 | 489 | 668 | 679 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.49m | 3:17PM1.56m | 3:32AM1.46m | 4:03PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.48m | 8:59AM0.46m | 9:32PM0.48m | 9:48AM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 87 | 84 | 57 | 34 | 123 | 207 | 247 | 236 | 229 | 225 | 298 | 414 | 469 | 489 | 668 | 679 | 749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 98 | 89 | 123 | 82 | 39 | 48 | 39 | 47 | 41 | 32 | 3 | — | 17 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | E 11 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 26 | 57 | 40 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SW 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 283 | 377 | 302 | 324 | 316 | 279 | — | — | 266 | 359 | 2 | 773 | 773 | 588 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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