Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 334 | 478 | 460 | 0 | 400 | 311 | 287 | 217 | 163 | 138 | 135 | 132 | 91 | 86 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.57m | 11:05AM1.62m | 11:31PM1.51m | 11:51AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.40m | 4:56AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.41m | 5:40AM0.44m | 6:13PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 388 | 469 | 334 | 478 | 460 | 451 | 400 | 311 | 287 | 217 | 163 | 138 | 135 | 132 | 91 | 86 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | S 16 | — | SSW 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 57 | 146 | — | 5 | — | 243 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SSE 10 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 386 | 471 | 5 | 2664 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1924 | 1810 | 1576 | 1391 | 1175 | 696 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 236 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 99 | 17 | 0 |
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