Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
17.9° C
(Which is 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 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
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2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
5.5
ENE
3
E
2.1
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)101010121212129810101112121211101010911141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)198239254383879607686509744131820323366820423861144661461279235138121150195363
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
10
NE
40
W
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
1.37
12:41AM
1.45
12:59PM
1.35
1:29AM
1.44
1:51PM
1.36
2:18AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
0.40
6:20PM
0.42
6:58AM
0.36
7:08PM
0.39
7:45AM
0.33
8:01PM
0.36
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:47-------5:46-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----13----2114----------
Temp. °C151718171718181819192020202021182022202019171716
Feels °C (?)151717161616161414131312211515151819171716151413
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