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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 11 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 70 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 72 | 241 | 105 | 53 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 29 | 20 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:14PM 1.53 | 2:48AM 1.51 | 3:05PM 1.50 | 3:39AM 1.52 | 3:55PM 1.49 | 4:27AM 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:04AM 0.34 | 8:31PM 0.31 | 8:59AM 0.40 | 9:18PM 0.38 | 9:52AM 0.44 | 10:06PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
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