Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 6AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 15 | SE 6 | S 7 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.65m | 6:20PM1.73m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:10PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.12m | 12:06PM0.11m | 00:40AM0.15m | 12:57PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 31 | 237 | 184 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | NE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 64 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 | E 13 | S 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 7 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 198 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 165 | 174 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 196 | 217 | 102 | 3 |
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