Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
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 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 261 | 256 | 222 | 192 | 170 | 200 | 240 | 235 | 170 | 173 | 208 | 159 | 162 | 207 | 169 | 121 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.64m | 11:05AM1.65m | 11:36PM1.65m | 11:59AM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:24PM0.29m | 5:49AM0.26m | 6:18PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 261 | 256 | 222 | 192 | 170 | 200 | 240 | 235 | 170 | 173 | 208 | 159 | 162 | 207 | 169 | 121 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | E 18 | S 10 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 19 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 311 | 18 | 63 | 84 | 15 | 67 | 117 | 108 | 137 | 89 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 253 | 8 | 115 | 32 | 45 | 151 | 158 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
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