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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 37 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 56 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 85 | 58 | 93 | 913 | 913 | 86 | 773 | 676 | 57 | 683 | 708 | 640 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:36AM 1.79 | 8:01PM 1.91 | 8:32AM 1.79 | 8:54PM 1.91 | 9:29AM 1.76 | 9:50PM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 0.12 | 2:21AM 0.11 | 2:41PM 0.11 | 3:19AM 0.09 | 3:38PM 0.10 | 4:16AM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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