Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.4° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
61
61
77
77
77
77
77
59
59
59
57
57
57
43
40
39
28
28
28
29
51
28
27
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
0
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
SE
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM1.55m
5:13PM1.63m
5:45AM1.59m
6:05PM1.63m
6:36AM1.64m
6:56PM1.63m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.14m
11:04AM0.16m
11:32PM0.18m
11:57AM0.20m
00:24AM0.23m
12:47PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
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6:33
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6:33
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7:23
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7:24
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7:25
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 mm
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1
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
15
18
17
21
16
15
Feels °C
10
9
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
11
13
14
14
14
13
14
12
12
13
16
14
18
14
14
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