Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.50m | 7:15PM1.60m | 7:39AM1.57m | 8:00PM1.64m | 8:24AM1.63m | 8:47PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.24m | 12:57PM0.23m | 1:30AM0.22m | 1:43PM0.22m | 2:15AM0.21m | 2:32PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 41 | 200 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | E 11 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 28 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 186 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 55 | 167 | 102 | 20 | 26 | 4 |
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