Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than 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 8PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)--
Afternoon (12 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (12 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
E
0.8
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.5
NE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)674567888888888999889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8107331193028575455122001651651351098693123117115115126166170170
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
25
N
10
NNW
15
ENE
5
W
5
SW
5
WNW
10
N
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
NNW
20
NW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
1.61
1:00PM
1.67
1:26AM
1.53
1:53PM
1.59
2:23AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.12
6:43AM
0.16
7:21PM
0.15
7:37AM
0.21
8:13PM
0.19
8:32AM
0.27
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:48--
Sunset-8:00-------8:01-------8:02------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
133221----------11-----1
Temp. °C141415161617202221191715141417171616141110121917
Feels °C (?)131212141413162019191614131416151514138791512
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