Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 12 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14PM1.61m | 9:34AM1.57m | 9:59PM1.63m | 10:17AM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.25m | 3:44PM0.27m | 4:14AM0.25m | 4:33PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 141 | 255 | 346 | 260 | 273 | 370 | 529 | 479 | 455 | 363 | 348 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 12 | S 15 | E 12 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 13 | S 18 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 77 | 95 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2864 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 24 | 39 | 174 | 15 | 219 | 219 | 4 | 4 | 216 | 229 | 4 | 174 | 165 | 167 | 15 | 3 |
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