Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.0° 

Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
321
275
281
288
257
257
190
157
153
125
116
116
116
116
89
63
51
32
32
32
29
21
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:10AM1.59m
2:38PM1.72m
3:09AM1.59m
3:36PM1.72m
4:07AM1.60m
4:32PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.14m
9:00PM0.13m
9:22AM0.11m
9:57PM0.11m
10:20AM0.09m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
11
10
8
9
7
11
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
4
3
4
7
8
7
7
6
5
5
7
7
8
8
7
5
5
4
9
11
11
11
9
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