Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 11 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
210
204
162
200
204
216
224
224
386
386
362
356
356
344
339
327
255
292
282
622
332
492
451
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:09AM1.45m
7:30PM1.57m
7:54AM1.44m
8:12PM1.56m
8:38AM1.44m
8:55PM1.55m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.39m
1:49AM0.37m
1:53PM0.37m
2:32AM0.33m
2:37PM0.35m
3:14AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
10
11
10
10
9
7
6
6
11
14
12
10
12
14
13
Feels °C
6
8
8
10
7
6
5
3
4
7
7
7
7
6
4
3
3
7
9
7
5
7
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
13
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
214
210
204
162
200
204
216
224
224
386
386
362
356
356
344
339
327
255
292
282
286
332
270
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
10
9
4
3
3
24
23
3
2
12
11
10
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
32
32
11
19
5
5
9
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
1.6
ENE
11
0.7
NNE
4
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
8
7
622
16
492
451
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
15
0
0
0
0
0
15
15
15
15
21
15
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
3
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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