Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is

13.1°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (29 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 11	SE 8	SE 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	E 11	E 3	E 3
Wave Graph
kJ	50	29	28	28	28	27	14	14	13	13	5	9	5	9	10	10	10	5	2	2	2	1	1
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WSW	ENE	ESE	E	E	W	W	W	SW	ESE	E	ESE	SW	W	W	W	WNW	ENE	ESE	ENE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			8:10AM1.68m				8:33PM1.70m				8:57AM1.75m				9:23PM1.71m				9:45AM1.79m
Low Tide	1:58AM0.21m				2:19PM0.20m				2:45AM0.19m				3:11PM0.19m				3:34AM0.18m					4:05PM0.18m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	13	15	14	12	12	10	9	8	10	13	13	13	12	12	11	9	11	15	15	13	12
Feels °C	7	7	9	12	10	9	11	8	7	6	8	9	10	12	10	10	8	7	9	11	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SE 8	ENE 5	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	50	29	28	28	28	64	107	126	126	136	136	107	120	55	50	10	5	37	35	33	30	22	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 18	SE 7	SE 5	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 11	SE 8	SE 11	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 14	SE 8	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	S 17	—	E 3
kJ	5	5	20	27	62	8	4	14	13	13	5	9	5	9	10	19	10	5	2	2	6	—	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 16	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	SE 11	—	E 11	—	ENE 4	SSE 13	S 17	S 17	S 17	E 11	S 17	—
kJ	17	19	2	2	2	27	14	—	—	—	—	5	—	2	—	2	16	6	6	6	2	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 3	—
kJ	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	4	4	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	3	3	17	17	17	40	95	15	4	4	4	4	4	92	92	17	17	20	20	17	17	47	92
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	4	4	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9

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