Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
29
29
34
39
41
42
34
50
48
48
46
101
99
99
98
95
92
86
83
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
10
S
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
10
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:28PM1.44m
3:53AM1.37m
4:16PM1.48m
4:42AM1.43m
5:06PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.37m
9:43PM0.32m
10:06AM0.32m
10:31PM0.29m
10:54AM0.28m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
11
10
9
7
8
6
10
13
13
12
11
9
8
9
11
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
2
7
6
6
6
3
4
2
7
9
8
8
8
5
5
6
8
9
10
11
11
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