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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 1AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:05AM 1.55 | 2:32PM 1.64 | 3:01AM 1.50 | 3:25PM 1.60 | 3:54AM 1.47 | 4:16PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:58PM 0.19 | 8:15AM 0.20 | 8:52PM 0.20 | 9:12AM 0.21 | 9:45PM 0.22 | 10:06AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay
Continuing clean conditions at Napier - The Reef (calm at Te Awa wx 3 km from Napier - The Reef). 0.1m 11s groundswell from the ESE to make surfable waves.
1 h 11 min ago
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