Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 11 | E 8 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 42 | 132 | 97 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 98 | 89 | 123 | 123 | 261 | 247 | 236 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.59m | 1:58AM1.53m | 2:31PM1.57m | 2:46AM1.49m | 3:17PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22AM0.40m | 7:55PM0.45m | 8:10AM0.45m | 8:45PM0.48m | 8:59AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 4 | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 7 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 132 | 97 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 56 | 42 | 261 | 247 | 73 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 12 | SE 18 | ENE 5 | ESE 18 | SE 17 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 15 | SSE 7 | E 13 | SSE 8 | S 15 | ESE 13 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 30 | 72 | 11 | 22 | 89 | 27 | 117 | 51 | 4 | 236 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 11 | E 12 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 6 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 67 | 98 | 19 | 123 | 123 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 5 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SW 2 | S 6 | SW 2 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 124 | 1 | 168 | 246 | 279 | 60 | 408 | 345 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 168 | 91 | 118 | 91 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 |
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