Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 4AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s 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 (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 422 | 493 | 582 | 627 | 568 | 554 | 559 | 544 | 537 | 491 | 478 | 394 | 384 | 367 | 352 | 286 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.94m | 7:37AM1.76m | 8:01PM1.91m | 8:31AM1.75m | 8:53PM1.86m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.04m | 1:42PM0.01m | 2:23AM0.04m | 2:37PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 321 | 422 | 493 | 582 | 627 | 568 | 554 | 559 | 544 | 537 | 491 | 478 | 394 | 384 | 367 | 352 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 53 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 56 | 179 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 17 | S 15 | S 19 | — | — | S 19 | S 26 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 7 | 90 | 72 | 7 | — | — | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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