Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.2° 

Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (04 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
11
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
5
5
4
2
5
5
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
10:25PM1.66m
10:45AM1.72m
11:17PM1.65m
11:41AM1.72m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.22m
5:08PM0.23m
5:29AM0.21m
6:04PM0.21m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
16
16
18
18
16
13
13
12
11
13
16
16
14
12
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
10
6
6
7
6
8
14
13
10
9
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