Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 12AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (25 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
!
!
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
!
!
!
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
149
234
727
763
1172
372
300
262
207
190
168
223
242
233
326
1333
1069
1046
890
736
633
479
402
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
WSW
5
W
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SE
10
SSE
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:24PM1.57m
1:42AM1.55m
2:17PM1.58m
2:33AM1.52m
3:06PM1.59m
3:23AM1.51m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.36m
7:56AM0.35m
8:30PM0.41m
8:45AM0.42m
9:21PM0.45m
9:35AM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
12
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
6
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
5
7
11
11
8
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
11
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
S
11
2.2
E
10
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
2
341
358
331
372
300
262
207
190
168
223
242
233
326
392
449
1046
890
736
633
479
402
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.4
S
11
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
1.8
S
11
0.1
S
14
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
5
5
36
20
20
106
17
736
4
424
346
279
216
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
21
Energy kJ
8
8
25
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
3
ENE
9
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSE
8
1
S
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.7
SW
4
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
Energy kJ
77
149
234
727
763
1172
4
51
87
147
199
202
14
1333
1069
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
47
47
251
47
141
4
0
91
168
0
172
168
168
178
40
40
95
118
40
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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