Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.9
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
77
41
53
18
28
29
32
19
27
58
33
83
108
57
57
50
51
31
32
31
32
32
19
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
25
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:00PM1.58m
4:34AM1.56m
4:53PM1.56m
5:25AM1.61m
5:44PM1.56m
6:14AM1.65m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.22m
10:17PM0.22m
10:48AM0.27m
11:08PM0.29m
11:40AM0.31m
11:59PM0.35m
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Temp °C
21
26
25
25
21
19
17
17
20
22
18
19
20
18
16
17
20
24
26
24
21
18
15
14
Feels °C
19
23
22
23
20
18
16
17
20
18
17
17
18
15
14
14
17
19
21
23
19
18
14
13
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