Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.5° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 4PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
3
S
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
N
3
0.2
ENE
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
0
3
3
3
33
33
19
20
22
16
23
20
10
12
10
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
15
SE
0
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
E
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:20AM1.86m
10:55PM1.70m
11:17AM1.81m
11:50PM1.66m
12:17PM1.75m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.10m
5:04AM0.10m
5:43PM0.08m
6:01AM0.09m
6:40PM0.07m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
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6:03
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6:01
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7:46
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7:49
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7:50
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Temp °C
11
13
12
12
11
9
7
7
12
16
21
20
17
15
14
14
18
21
23
21
18
Feels °C
6
8
6
7
9
7
5
5
10
12
18
18
16
10
10
11
14
16
17
16
14
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