Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 45 | 30 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28AM1.36m | 4:54PM1.48m | 5:17AM1.39m | 5:42PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.37m | 10:43AM0.34m | 11:10PM0.32m | 11:27AM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | SSE 18 | E 4 | E 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 12 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 66 | 64 | 5 | 14 | 61 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 35 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 12 | E 11 | SE 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 15 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 63 | 62 | 6 | 59 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 28 | 49 | 45 | 30 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 93 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 17 |
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