Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 476 | 596 | 640 | 630 | 822 | 700 | 799 | 757 | 757 | 769 | 653 | 653 | 653 | 530 | 522 | 514 | 482 | 467 | 503 | 494 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.54m | 4:18AM1.43m | 4:48PM1.53m | 5:04AM1.41m | 5:32PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.46m | 10:18PM0.47m | 10:35AM0.43m | 11:03PM0.44m | 11:19AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 476 | 476 | 596 | 640 | 630 | 711 | 700 | 799 | 757 | 757 | 769 | 653 | 653 | 653 | 530 | 522 | 514 | 482 | 467 | 503 | 494 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | SW 10 | S 19 |
| kJ | 659 | 17 | — | — | 16 | 822 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 19 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 324 | 509 | 534 | 521 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 41 | 21 | 0 |
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