Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
17.9° 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 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121212121211111111111114141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)195236229171168212163155143138100103717042384040232120202039
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
20
NW
10
NNW
10
W
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.46
2:44PM
1.40
3:09AM
1.51
3:36PM
1.48
4:01AM
1.58
4:28PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.29
8:56PM
0.31
9:23AM
0.26
9:50PM
0.26
10:16AM
0.23
10:42PM
0.22
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:44-------5:42---
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------2---------------
Temp. °C161517202117151412111418191715141415161717151515
Feels °C (?)141315181715121110710131413121012131111119910
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