Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:24AM1.63m | 8:47PM1.67m | 9:08AM1.68m | 9:35PM1.67m | 9:54AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.22m | 3:00AM0.21m | 3:23PM0.23m | 3:47AM0.21m | 4:15PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 116 | 114 | 163 | 226 | 263 | 258 | 264 | 204 | 211 | 211 | 207 | 172 | 166 | 93 | 71 | 39 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | NE 9 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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