Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 234 | 239 | 268 | 320 | 363 | 361 | 440 | 458 | 416 | 416 | 339 | 346 | 296 | 302 | 353 | 296 | 296 | 250 | 244 | 477 | 296 | 290 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.51m | 11:11PM1.58m | 11:29AM1.55m | 11:59PM1.61m | 12:21PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.29m | 4:56PM0.33m | 5:27AM0.29m | 5:44PM0.33m | 6:13AM0.29m | 6:37PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 276 | 234 | 239 | 268 | 320 | 363 | 361 | 440 | 458 | 416 | 416 | 339 | 346 | 296 | 302 | 353 | 296 | 296 | 250 | 244 | 244 | 296 | 290 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 20 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 48 | 42 | 28 | 51 | 51 | 8 | 198 | 19 | 78 | 186 | 477 | 212 | — | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 106 | 93 | — | — | 987 | 2048 | 300 | 1673 | 327 | 269 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 168 | 95 | 95 | 168 | 169 | 186 | 215 |
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