
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
72 | 94 | 69 | 75 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 32 | 40 | 46 | 151 | 131 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.66m | 9:53AM1.70m | 10:20PM1.62m | 10:40AM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.37m | 4:14PM0.37m | 4:33AM0.40m | 5:00PM0.40m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 7 |
72 | 94 | 69 | 75 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 49 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 151 | 131 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | SE 14 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 |
1 | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | NE 4 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 46 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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