Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
E
13
0.6
E
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
8
9
1
3
3
7
3
3
3
4
9
23
12
9
5
2
2
3
0
3
0
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
NW
15
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM1.72m
7:15PM1.72m
7:42AM1.80m
8:08PM1.74m
8:34AM1.86m
9:03PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.22m
1:29AM0.21m
1:57PM0.19m
2:20AM0.18m
2:53PM0.16m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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6:09
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7:43
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7:44
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1
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Temp °C
16
17
18
19
13
13
12
11
8
9
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
17
20
20
16
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
15
8
8
11
10
5
4
12
10
12
15
11
10
9
6
13
14
15
11
5
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