Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.8° 

Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
10
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SE
11
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
159
134
175
164
121
96
94
73
53
54
28
10
82
9
9
1
3
3
39
37
21
15
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:59AM1.68m
00:28AM1.65m
12:56PM1.72m
1:24AM1.65m
1:55PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.26m
6:18PM0.29m
6:41AM0.25m
7:17PM0.27m
7:36AM0.23m
8:17PM0.22m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
4
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
12
12
11
10
8
8
9
13
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
1
-1
0
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
9
8
8
7
5
5
6
8
11
13
12
12
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