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Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 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
19.6° 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 8PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (01 Feb)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (01 Feb)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.4
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010109999999954855888851010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1932181817171616168869208214613131363810
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
5
NW
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrossoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55PM
1.69
6:23AM
1.84
6:52PM
1.68
7:19AM
1.83
7:48PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
0.15
12:10AM
0.11
12:46PM
0.13
1:03AM
0.08
1:41PM
0.12
1:54AM
0.09
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---8:29-------8:28-------8:27----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171919191716141420272828252424242524252419161514
Feels °C (?)161717181716131320262628242424232319192017131211
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