Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 12PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111111111101010101010999999998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12396385083585865415414124243403012312032171761681241219682616146
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
1.76
9:50PM
1.87
10:25AM
1.72
10:49PM
1.80
11:21AM
1.66
11:49PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
0.09
3:38PM
0.10
4:16AM
0.09
4:35PM
0.10
5:14AM
0.09
5:33PM
0.10
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:30---
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
42-1-11--1-111----------
Temp. °C121112131310101099912131211101010101213131110
Feels °C (?)54456445545101098778711111297
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