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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 22 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 10:33PM1.82m | 11:02AM1.66m | 11:31PM1.73m | 11:58AM1.59m | 00:26AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.06m | 4:57AM0.06m | 5:14PM0.09m | 5:53AM0.09m | 6:10PM0.15m | 6:46AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 5 | SE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | E 14 | SE 10 | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | 51 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 41 | 34 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 41 |
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