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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 100 | 103 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 39 | 66 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:36PM 1.48 | 4:01AM 1.58 | 4:28PM 1.57 | 4:54AM 1.66 | 5:21PM 1.67 | 5:47AM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:23AM 0.26 | 9:50PM 0.26 | 10:16AM 0.23 | 10:42PM 0.22 | 11:09AM 0.20 | 11:34PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
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