Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is

12.9°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 (18 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (18 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).
	Friday 18							Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 13	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	46	151	131	125	119	109	46	84	93	93	90	70	69	68	68	68	47	47	39	22	22	20	18
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	N	W	W	NW	WNW	NW	W	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				10:40AM1.64m				11:06PM1.57m				11:29AM1.58m				11:50PM1.50m					12:20PM1.52m
Low Tide		4:33AM0.40m				5:00PM0.40m				5:19AM0.43m				5:48PM0.42m					6:04AM0.44m				6:36PM0.43m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	10	10	13	14	13	13	12	12	11	10	13	16	17	16	15	15	14	12	9	13	13	11	10
Feels °C	9	9	12	12	11	12	10	10	9	8	12	15	12	11	12	11	11	6	2	6	8	4	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 12
kJ	45	151	131	125	119	109	46	84	93	93	90	70	69	68	68	68	47	47	39	22	35	103	177
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	SE 13	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10
kJ	46	2	2	1	1	1	42	7	5	4	9	8	7	11	10	18	18	10	11	11	22	20	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	E 6	S 18	SW 7	E 6	E 6	ENE 7	—	S 19	NE 7	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	—	S 18	ENE 7	E 7	SSW 16	ESE 10
kJ	2	1	6	2	1	1	9	—	7	2	7	28	28	7	6	6	6	—	6	5	1	26	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SW 3
kJ	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	7	11	2	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	7	6	6	4	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	21	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	3	102	270	178	17	168	15
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1				1		2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	9	4	4	4	5	5	4	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	4	1	9	9
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