Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
9
14
14
15
16
16
8
7
7
5
2
1
9
8
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
7:15PM1.60m
7:39AM1.57m
8:00PM1.64m
8:24AM1.63m
8:47PM1.67m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.23m
1:30AM0.22m
1:43PM0.22m
2:15AM0.21m
2:32PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
17
14
13
12
11
7
7
8
9
10
11
Feels °C
13
11
10
9
8
7
7
9
10
8
5
6
7
2
3
6
6
7
6
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