Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.3
SE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.3
SE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)9889977777101010101010109566959
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)610666333029303098835759595744302533171468
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16AM
1.75
12:49PM
1.68
1:16AM
1.74
1:46PM
1.65
2:16AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
0.18
6:40AM
0.21
7:02PM
0.19
7:38AM
0.20
7:58PM
0.19
8:38AM
0.19
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:50-------6:50--
Sunset-8:01-------8:00-------7:59------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202016141312131516161615141418222221201918171918
Feels °C (?)161714121110131313131414131319202022201917161916
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