
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
320 | 314 | 369 | 467 | 467 | 458 | 400 | 408 | 410 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 370 | 244 | 202 | 1428 | 377 | 922 | 1076 | 452 | 1069 | 1254 | 1313 | 1170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.58m | 11:29AM1.55m | 11:59PM1.61m | 12:21PM1.61m | 00:49AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.33m | 5:27AM0.29m | 5:44PM0.33m | 6:13AM0.29m | 6:37PM0.34m | 7:02AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 21 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
320 | 314 | 369 | 467 | 467 | 458 | 400 | 408 | 410 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 370 | 244 | 202 | 459 | 377 | 9 | 346 | 452 | 31 | 1254 | 1313 | 1170 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 37 | 33 | 43 | 40 | 16 | 222 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 135 | — | 268 | 490 | 212 | 955 | 1428 | 792 | 922 | 1076 | 543 | 1069 | 4 | 3777 | 3328 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 93 | 168 | 168 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 243 | 226 | 226 | 174 | 215 |
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