Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.2° 

Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.1
E
13
0.6
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
14
0.5
N
3
0.1
E
13
0.3
NW
2
0.1
S
18
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
8
25
13
9
4
4
5
3
1
0
0
1
5
5
0
0
0
1
7
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:42AM1.80m
8:08PM1.74m
8:34AM1.86m
9:03PM1.75m
9:26AM1.88m
9:59PM1.73m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.21m
1:57PM0.19m
2:20AM0.18m
2:53PM0.16m
3:12AM0.15m
3:50PM0.13m
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:07
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7:45
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Temp °C
8
10
15
16
16
17
15
13
13
14
18
20
20
13
13
13
12
12
15
18
17
15
13
Feels °C
5
5
11
11
12
14
9
9
9
9
15
15
15
5
6
6
5
4
8
11
11
7
6
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