Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
12
10
10
39
46
44
37
19
18
18
12
12
9
23
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:36AM1.42m
1:09PM1.47m
1:24AM1.36m
1:55PM1.44m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.43m
6:48AM0.43m
7:24PM0.42m
7:34AM0.42m
8:10PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
7
6
5
8
12
13
12
10
9
10
11
14
17
10
8
7
Feels °C
4
2
2
1
6
8
9
9
7
6
7
8
13
15
4
3
3
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