
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
106 | 130 | 198 | 207 | 211 | 210 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 260 | 320 | 440 | 575 | 541 | 486 | 505 | 516 | 487 | 418 | 426 | 408 | 353 | 346 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.48m | 10:25PM1.56m | 10:43AM1.51m | 11:11PM1.58m | 11:29AM1.55m | 11:59PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.33m | 4:41AM0.29m | 4:56PM0.33m | 5:27AM0.29m | 5:44PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
106 | 130 | 198 | 207 | 211 | 210 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 260 | 320 | 440 | 575 | 541 | 486 | 505 | 516 | 487 | 418 | 426 | 408 | 353 | 346 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 18 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 34 | 135 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
— | — | — | — | 71 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 36 | — | 16 | 31 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | 110 | 130 | 130 | 178 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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