
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 16 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.80m | 11:09PM1.68m | 11:29AM1.77m | 00:03AM1.65m | 12:28PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.17m | 5:19AM0.17m | 5:55PM0.15m | 6:14AM0.15m | 6:52PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 16 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | S 15 | SSE 7 | SE 15 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 16 | S 11 | S 11 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 16 | E 15 | SE 16 | S 11 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 24 | 43 | 150 | 126 | 127 | — | — | 12 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 95 | 95 | 174 | 3 | 216 | 3 | 102 | 40 | 219 | 257 | 24 | 24 |
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