Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is

12.6° C

Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	E 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	28	26	25	24	38	37	39	20	35	35	45	116	221	300	404	385	493	582	582	604	589	512	544	537
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	ENE	N	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	WSW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WNW	E	ENE	ENE	NW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		5:40AM1.77m					6:09PM1.94m				6:39AM1.77m				7:06PM1.94m				7:37AM1.76m				8:01PM1.91m
Low Tide				11:54AM0.06m					00:31AM0.07m				12:48PM0.02m				1:29AM0.04m				1:42PM0.01m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:26
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:08
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	11	15	17	16	14	13	12	11	12	16	18	16	14	12	12	11	9	11	12	11	10	9
Feels °C	7	8	8	13	15	14	12	10	9	8	9	14	16	15	11	8	9	9	6	9	9	9	9	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 15	E 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	28	26	25	24	38	37	39	20	20	35	45	116	221	300	404	385	493	582	582	604	589	512	544	537
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 10	E 10	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 16	S 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 16	S 10
kJ	2	1	1	1	1	1	34	18	35	17	17	6	6	6	5	5	9	5	20	31	12	24	5	288
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 21	S 21	S 19	NE 4	S 19	S 19	S 18	ESE 13	S 8	NE 10	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	S 15	—	SSW 15	S 15	—
kJ	2	2	1	9	9	7	1	7	7	6	32	1	4	—	—	—	5	5	24	41	—	370	157	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	—	SW 4	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	6	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	20	20	20	24	17	17	0	17	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	41	15	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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