- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 26 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
14.9° 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 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
40 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 69 | 44 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:11AM1.54m | 2:46PM1.53m | 3:02AM1.51m | 3:35PM1.56m | 3:53AM1.51m | 4:22PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.29m | 8:26AM0.27m | 8:58PM0.35m | 9:16AM0.35m | 9:51PM0.39m | 10:06AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 |
 kJ | 12 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 23 | 184 | 413 | 364 | 280 | 207 | 174 | 101 | 172 | 174 | 180 | 188 | 309 | 415 | 406 | 398 | 312 | 289 | 174 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 18 | E 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 67 | 38 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 37 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 91 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 95 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 15 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Napier - The Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest