Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is

12.7° C

Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	96	98	96	71	69	65	45	39	38	25	26	26	25	13	18	19	18	19	28	26	25	24	24	37
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NE	ENE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNE	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy
High Tide				3:41AM1.73m				4:09PM1.88m				4:41AM1.76m				5:09PM1.92m				5:40AM1.77m
Low Tide		9:34PM0.23m				9:55AM0.20m				10:33PM0.17m				10:56AM0.13m				11:32PM0.11m				11:54AM0.06m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	6	5	5	6	10	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	12	11	11	11	15	17	15
Feels °C	5	3	2	2	3	7	10	8	8	8	9	8	9	11	12	11	12	9	7	8	8	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 10	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11
kJ	96	98	96	71	69	65	45	39	38	25	26	26	25	13	18	9	8	3	28	26	25	24	24	37
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 17	S 10	S 8	—	ENE 4	S 12	E 15	E 10	E 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	S 20
kJ	132	119	110	78	73	68	6	2	1	—	6	44	4	8	4	19	18	19	3	3	1	1	1	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	S 16	SSW 13	—	E 16	ESE 10	E 14	S 9	E 13	E 13	E 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 4	S 21	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	5	32	—	5	19	4	6	3	13	12	2	2	2	1	9	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	N 3	N 3	NW 3	—	N 4	NNW 2	—	—	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	7	3	9	9	9	10	6	5	1	—	3	1	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	17	17	17	24	15	17	91	34	34	14	20	20	20	20	24	24	17
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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