Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)151414141313131313131212121212121111111111111414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15526419523622917116816616315814313810010371706438404023212020
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.46
2:44PM
1.40
3:09AM
1.51
3:36PM
1.48
4:01AM
1.58
4:28PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.36
8:33AM
0.29
8:56PM
0.31
9:23AM
0.26
9:50PM
0.26
10:16AM
0.23
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:42-
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181716151720211715141312151820171614141617181816
Feels °C (?)16141413151818151411109101316121210111412121211
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