Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.53m | 9:14PM1.61m | 9:34AM1.57m | 9:59PM1.63m | 10:17AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.27m | 3:29AM0.25m | 3:44PM0.27m | 4:14AM0.25m | 4:33PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 60 | 57 | 43 | 30 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 148 | 172 | 286 | 243 | 239 | 341 | 428 | 414 | 217 | 344 | 319 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | — | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 136 | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSW 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 6 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 174 | 15 | 15 | 219 | 245 | 216 | 174 | 229 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 229 | 15 | 0 |
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