Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 208 | 12 | 266 | 261 | 226 | 192 | 170 | 204 | 240 | 204 | 170 | 173 | 224 | 159 | 140 | 172 | 169 | 250 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.61m | 10:46PM1.64m | 11:05AM1.65m | 11:36PM1.65m | 11:59AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.25m | 4:33PM0.28m | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:24PM0.29m | 5:49AM0.26m | 6:18PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 358 | 435 | 448 | 246 | 208 | 296 | 266 | 261 | 226 | 192 | 170 | 204 | 240 | 204 | 170 | 173 | 224 | 159 | 140 | 172 | 169 | 121 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | E 18 | S 11 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 20 | SE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 86 | 83 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 269 | 18 | 46 | 84 | 15 | 44 | 62 | 116 | 105 | 95 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 20 | E 16 | SSE 18 | SE 13 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 179 | 253 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 46 | 194 | 120 | 250 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 |
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