Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is

12.6° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	E 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	25	17	18	19	18	19	28	26	25	24	24	37	37	20	35	35	45	116	219	293	310	376
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NE	N	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:41AM1.76m				5:09PM1.92m				5:40AM1.77m					6:09PM1.94m				6:39AM1.77m				7:06PM1.94m
Low Tide				10:56AM0.13m				11:32PM0.11m				11:54AM0.06m					00:31AM0.07m				12:48PM0.02m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	17	15	14	12	11	11	11	15	17	16	13	12	11	12	14	16	17	15	13	13
Feels °C	8	8	10	13	13	11	11	8	7	8	8	13	14	14	10	9	8	10	12	13	14	12	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 15	E 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	26	26	25	9	9	8	9	19	28	26	25	24	24	37	37	20	20	35	45	116	219	293	310	376
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	E 15	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	—	S 19	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 10	ESE 13	NNE 4	—	S 17	S 16	S 16
kJ	73	44	4	13	18	19	18	6	2	2	1	1	—	7	34	18	35	17	32	1	—	6	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 16	ESE 10	E 10	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 12	S 18	S 9	S 9	S 21	S 21	S 8	S 19	NE 4	S 19	S 18	E 10	S 8	NE 10	—	—	SSW 16
kJ	—	5	19	8	4	3	13	12	6	2	1	9	9	1	7	1	7	6	8	1	4	—	—	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	NNE 2	N 2	NNW 2	NNW 3	—	N 3	NNW 3	—	SW 4	WSW 4
kJ	5	7	10	17	2	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1	1	—	5	1	—	9	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	15	15	17	3	34	34	3	20	20	20	20	20	24	17	0	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	4	4	4	1	4	1	3	2	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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