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Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 19 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)66677711111111111111101010101099991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3324277358102389641826922976953846634533463391334277145145151164161
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		crosscrossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
1.60
6:52PM
1.55
7:17AM
1.66
7:43PM
1.64
8:07AM
1.72
8:33PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
0.20
1:01AM
0.17
1:33PM
0.16
1:51AM
0.15
2:22PM
0.14
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:24-------7:22--
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C151417191818161414141719191815141312141616161513
Feels °C (?)141316161515141212111416151513121110121313141412
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