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Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
20.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)1399121211111110101410131212121312121211111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1908179906660797673414039675811313416841640328420215310095
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
SE
10
E
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
E
5
ESE
15
SE
5
WSW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NE
5
E
10
NE
10
NW
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		oncrosscross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		onglassoncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
1.42
7:00AM
1.56
7:24PM
1.47
7:48AM
1.61
8:14PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
0.29
12:44AM
0.25
1:17PM
0.24
1:30AM
0.20
2:05PM
0.20
2:17AM
0.17
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43
Sunset---8:10-------8:09-------8:08----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192121201716151518192019181615141822232221181616
Feels °C (?)182019201615141417172018181514121520222220171311
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