Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.65m | 8:56AM1.74m | 9:18PM1.64m | 9:39AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.32m | 2:44AM0.37m | 3:11PM0.36m | 3:28AM0.40m | 3:57PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 11 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 12 | E 9 | S 11 | S 14 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 5 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 116 | 95 | 97 | 178 | 168 | 168 | 186 | 95 | 186 | 95 | 186 | 168 | 181 | 181 | 347 | 105 | 41 | 20 |
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