Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 130 | 125 | 117 | 84 | 83 | 53 | 49 | 35 | 55 | 77 | 150 | 195 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 73 | 114 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.84m | 5:21AM1.69m | 5:49PM1.85m | 6:19AM1.70m | 6:44PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.09m | 11:34AM0.04m | 00:11AM0.07m | 12:27PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 119 | 130 | 125 | 117 | 84 | 83 | 53 | 49 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 80 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | E 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 56 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 31 | 22 | 28 | 20 | 30 | 55 | 77 | 150 | 195 | — | — | — | — | 114 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 47 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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