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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 30 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 94 | 106 | 108 | 108 | 114 | 146 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 94 | 47 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 81 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:51PM 1.57 | 2:14AM 1.53 | 2:42PM 1.63 | 3:11AM 1.62 | 3:37PM 1.69 | 4:07AM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 0.31 | 8:06PM 0.25 | 8:27AM 0.29 | 8:56PM 0.23 | 9:25AM 0.27 | 9:50PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
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