Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 14 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 123 | 126 | 94 | 96 | 77 | 79 | 65 | 95 | 92 | 88 | 86 | 55 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.65m | 11:43PM1.60m | 12:09PM1.60m | 00:30AM1.55m | 1:01PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.38m | 5:58AM0.39m | 6:25PM0.42m | 6:44AM0.43m | 7:15PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 123 | 123 | 126 | 94 | 96 | 77 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 55 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | ENE 3 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 212 | 113 | 51 | 7 | 95 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 95 | 92 | — | 86 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 91 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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