Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 4 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 99 | 100 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 64 | 90 | 96 | 133 | 117 | 113 | 106 | 76 | 71 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:57AM1.57m | 2:27PM1.67m | 2:56AM1.54m | 3:23PM1.65m | 3:55AM1.53m | 4:18PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.13m | 8:48PM0.11m | 9:08AM0.13m | 9:43PM0.12m | 10:07AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 55 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 64 | 90 | 96 | 133 | 117 | 113 | 106 | 76 | 71 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | S 20 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 99 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 26 | 21 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 39 | 92 | 132 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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