Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.7
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
32
21
23
16
72
18
12
31
31
14
17
37
17
167
90
64
64
50
51
41
31
20
20
20
19
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
ESE
0
SSE
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:40AM1.53m
4:00PM1.58m
4:34AM1.56m
4:53PM1.56m
5:25AM1.61m
5:44PM1.56m
6:14AM1.65m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.22m
10:17PM0.22m
10:48AM0.27m
11:08PM0.29m
11:40AM0.31m
11:59PM0.35m
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2
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Temp °C
17
18
21
26
26
25
21
20
19
19
20
18
20
21
20
18
17
18
21
23
26
22
20
17
16
15
Feels °C
17
18
19
23
22
22
20
19
19
18
19
17
19
19
18
15
14
15
18
19
22
19
20
16
15
15
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