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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | |
18 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.73m | 11:58AM1.59m | 00:26AM1.66m | 12:55PM1.54m | 1:19AM1.59m | 1:52PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.09m | 6:10PM0.15m | 6:46AM0.13m | 7:05PM0.22m | 7:37AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 35 | 34 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ENE 4 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 69 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 5 | 33 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 10 | S 11 | E 11 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | E 13 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 62 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 38 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 28 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 57 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 99 | 101 |
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