Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.6° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 8PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
12
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
39
48
37
37
18
19
18
12
9
9
7
7
6
29
16
15
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
ENE
10
E
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:09PM1.47m
1:24AM1.36m
1:55PM1.44m
2:13AM1.33m
2:41PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.43m
7:24PM0.42m
7:34AM0.42m
8:10PM0.39m
8:24AM0.40m
8:56PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
12
13
12
10
9
10
11
15
16
11
8
7
7
8
8
7
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
7
6
7
7
14
13
5
4
4
4
4
5
2
3
4
2
2
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