Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 1086 | 1173 | 798 | 882 | 651 | 488 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:21AM1.68m | 10:48PM1.57m | 11:05AM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.39m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:42PM0.40m | 4:56AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 7 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | 595 | 1086 | 1173 | 798 | 882 | 651 | 488 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | S 5 | E 8 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | — | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | 261 | — | 239 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 5 | — | 23 | — | 6 | 370 | 524 | 627 | 622 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3250 | 2530 | 2002 | 1629 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 168 | 168 | 172 | 169 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 226 | 0 |
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