Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 4PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 128 | 140 | 99 | 89 | 72 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.60m | 1:09AM1.56m | 1:41PM1.59m | 1:58AM1.53m | 2:31PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.34m | 7:03PM0.40m | 7:22AM0.40m | 7:55PM0.45m | 8:10AM0.45m | 8:45PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 128 | 140 | 99 | 89 | 59 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | SE 11 | E 6 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 13 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 72 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | S 9 | E 13 | E 19 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 5 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 91 | 91 | 101 | 91 | 168 | 91 | 129 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 124 | 0 | 0 |
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