Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 309 | 339 | 292 | 298 | 196 | 173 | 136 | 156 | 132 | 132 | 159 | 160 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 307 | 300 | 266 | 237 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.74m | 9:16PM1.74m | 9:41AM1.73m | 10:05PM1.69m | 10:28AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.14m | 3:04PM0.18m | 3:34AM0.20m | 3:56PM0.26m | 4:22AM0.28m | 4:46PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 331 | 309 | 339 | 292 | 298 | 194 | 138 | 138 | 156 | 132 | 132 | 159 | 160 | 166 | 349 | 455 | 505 | 471 | 182 | 307 | 300 | 266 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 111 | 125 | 134 | 139 | 144 | 196 | 173 | 136 | 85 | 54 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | 183 | 45 | 49 | 51 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 109 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 62 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | 18 | 548 | 812 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 145 | 7 | 1700 | 1344 | 1146 | 1016 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1577 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 174 | 0 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 195 | 0 | 412 | 236 | 216 | 229 | 229 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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