Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 291 | 286 | 247 | 247 | 205 | 173 | 143 | 129 | 103 | 169 | 222 | 239 | 251 | 309 | 268 | 314 | 250 | 388 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.82m | 8:06AM1.73m | 8:26PM1.79m | 8:55AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.06m | 1:57AM0.09m | 2:12PM0.11m | 2:46AM0.14m | 3:04PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 284 | 291 | 286 | 247 | 247 | 205 | 173 | 143 | 129 | 103 | 169 | 222 | 239 | 251 | 309 | 268 | 314 | 241 | 388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 133 | 72 | 182 | 173 | 157 | 153 | 250 | 279 | 250 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 14 | — | — | — | S 19 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 63 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — |
| kJ | 99 | 135 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 245 | 217 | 231 | 248 | 204 | 9 | 2038 | 1670 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 169 | 172 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 226 | 226 | 0 | 0 |
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