Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 323 | 321 | 275 | 281 | 288 | 257 | 257 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 89 | 63 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10AM1.59m | 2:38PM1.72m | 3:09AM1.59m | 3:36PM1.72m | 4:07AM1.60m | 4:32PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.14m | 9:00PM0.13m | 9:22AM0.11m | 9:57PM0.11m | 10:20AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 323 | 321 | 275 | 281 | 288 | 257 | 257 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 125 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 89 | 63 | 51 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | SSW 10 | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 19 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | E 14 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NW 2 | N 3 | — | — | NE 8 | N 3 |
| kJ | 962 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 92 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 24 |
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