Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 11 | ENE 2 | SE 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:45AM1.79m | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:35AM1.80m | 11:09PM1.68m | 11:29AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.18m | 4:24AM0.18m | 5:00PM0.17m | 5:19AM0.17m | 5:55PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | S 15 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | S 17 | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | E 16 | S 10 | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | E 11 | S 16 | S 17 | E 11 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 30 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 92 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 47 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 102 | 174 |
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