Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NE 5 | E 11 | ENE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | S 18 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.72m | 7:42AM1.80m | 8:08PM1.74m | 8:34AM1.86m | 9:03PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.22m | 1:29AM0.21m | 1:57PM0.19m | 2:20AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | E 11 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | E 11 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | E 14 | S 6 | E 13 | S 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 13 | E 14 | S 13 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | S 6 | E 14 | S 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | NE 5 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 152 | 186 | 132 | 34 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 41 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 102 | 26 |
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