Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 6AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 282 | 249 | 249 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 138 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:53PM1.86m | 9:22AM1.73m | 9:45PM1.79m | 10:12AM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.07m | 3:31PM0.11m | 4:07AM0.12m | 4:25PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 347 | 282 | 249 | 249 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 138 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 161 | 157 | 75 | 74 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 128 | 216 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 6 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | — | — | — | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 3 | 54 | 53 | — | — | — | 42 | 42 | 38 | 73 | 73 | 37 | 74 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 49 | 43 | 33 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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