Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 6PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 54 | 52 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 17 | 48 | 50 | 31 | 76 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:54PM1.79m | 3:24AM1.67m | 3:52PM1.82m | 4:23AM1.68m | 4:51PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.20m | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:38AM0.14m | 10:15PM0.13m | 10:38AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 54 | 52 | 90 | 112 | 104 | 101 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 48 | 50 | 31 | 76 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | — | S 18 | S 18 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 11 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 294 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | S 11 | S 16 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | 52 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 92 | 47 | 3 |
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