Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28PM1.66m | 11:54AM1.63m | 00:19AM1.60m | 12:49PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.27m | 5:46AM0.26m | 6:10PM0.34m | 6:34AM0.34m | 7:03PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 116 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 12 | 35 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
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