Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (06 Nov)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
47
32
21
26
26
34
19
10
28
29
33
33
18
18
122
164
66
67
29
59
39
34
29
28
17
16
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:40AM1.53m
4:00PM1.58m
4:34AM1.56m
4:53PM1.56m
5:25AM1.61m
5:44PM1.56m
6:14AM1.65m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.22m
10:17PM0.22m
10:48AM0.27m
11:08PM0.29m
11:40AM0.31m
11:59PM0.35m
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cloud
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light rain
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clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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3
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Temp °C
17
17
18
22
26
25
25
21
20
19
17
18
19
23
21
20
19
17
17
21
23
26
24
20
17
16
15
Feels °C
18
17
17
20
23
22
24
19
18
18
18
18
17
20
19
18
16
14
13
18
19
23
23
19
16
15
14
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