Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (11 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 76 | 42 | 40 | 54 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 119 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 86 | 83 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.82m | 4:23AM1.68m | 4:51PM1.84m | 5:21AM1.69m | 5:49PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.13m | 10:38AM0.08m | 11:13PM0.09m | 11:34AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 101 | 76 | 42 | 40 | 54 | 43 | 49 | 59 | 119 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 86 | 83 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | S 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 101 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 56 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | SE 13 | E 11 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 20 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | — | 9 | 13 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 92 | 47 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 47 | 15 | 0 |
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