
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NE 5 | E 11 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 13 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | E 13 | S 18 | E 13 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:49AM1.72m | 7:15PM1.72m | 7:42AM1.80m | 8:08PM1.74m | 8:34AM1.86m | 9:03PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.22m | 1:29AM0.21m | 1:57PM0.19m | 2:20AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 11 | S 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | E 13 | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | E 11 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 9 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 13 | S 18 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | S 8 | — | — | E 13 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 18 | S 11 | S 18 | — |
2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | WSW 3 |
1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | — | 13 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 97 | 116 | 196 | 95 | 217 | 174 | 95 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 95 | 47 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 24 |
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