Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.36m | 1:55PM1.44m | 2:13AM1.33m | 2:41PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.42m | 7:34AM0.42m | 8:10PM0.39m | 8:24AM0.40m | 8:56PM0.36m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 34 | 11 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 19 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 213 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 59 | 567 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 34 | 47 | 132 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 174 | 17 | 236 | 15 | 4 |
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