Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is

12.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	69	65	45	39	38	25	26	26	25	13	18	19	18	19	28	26	25	24	24	37	37	20	34	35
Wind (km/h)	W	NE	ENE	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	NNW	NE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				4:09PM1.88m				4:41AM1.76m				5:09PM1.92m				5:40AM1.77m					6:09PM1.94m
Low Tide		9:55AM0.20m				10:33PM0.17m				10:56AM0.13m				11:32PM0.11m				11:54AM0.06m					00:31AM0.07m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	10	13	14	12	13	13	12	13	16	17	15	14	13	12	11	11	15	17	15	13	13	13	14
Feels °C	3	7	10	9	7	8	9	6	10	13	12	11	11	10	9	8	8	13	14	13	10	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	NE 4	ESE 10	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	69	65	45	39	38	25	26	26	25	13	6	19	4	2	28	26	25	24	24	37	37	20	34	35
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 17	S 10	S 8	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 15	E 10	ESE 10	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	S 20	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	73	68	6	2	1	—	3	3	4	8	18	3	18	19	2	2	1	1	1	7	34	18	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 16	—	S 16	SSW 13	—	E 16	ESE 10	E 14	E 14	ESE 7	E 13	E 12	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 21	—	S 8	NNE 3	S 19	S 19	—
kJ	—	—	5	—	5	32	—	5	19	4	4	5	13	12	2	2	1	9	—	1	1	7	7	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNW 3	NE 4	N 4	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	N 3	NNE 4	NE 4	—	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	5	5	3	5	6	3	7	9	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	—	3	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	21	17	17	17	24	24	17	91	41	34	3	20	20	20	20	26	24	17	0	14	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	1	5	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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