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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 59 | 56 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 72 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:31PM 1.83 | 8:55AM 1.98 | 9:28PM 1.80 | 9:51AM 1.92 | 10:22PM 1.74 | 10:45AM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:21PM 0.11 | 2:39AM 0.10 | 3:19PM 0.09 | 3:34AM 0.09 | 4:15PM 0.09 | 4:30AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
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