
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 12AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 16 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:35AM1.80m | 11:09PM1.68m | 11:29AM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.18m | 4:24AM0.18m | 5:00PM0.17m | 5:19AM0.17m | 5:55PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 |
30 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | 30 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | E 16 | S 15 | S 10 |
5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 16 | S 17 | E 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | E 10 | S 10 | S 19 |
2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 126 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 93 | 174 | 3 | 174 |
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