Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 8PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 118 | 67 | 86 | 55 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.60m | 00:30AM1.55m | 1:01PM1.56m | 1:17AM1.49m | 1:51PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.42m | 6:44AM0.43m | 7:15PM0.45m | 7:30AM0.44m | 8:05PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 90 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | ENE 3 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 97 | 118 | — | 86 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 2 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 91 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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