Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 8AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)1110101099151414141313131313131212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78347745223118013510926419523622922227321516315514313810010371706438
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
5
NW
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
25
W
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
1.44
1:51PM
1.36
2:18AM
1.46
2:44PM
1.40
3:09AM
1.51
3:36PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
0.33
8:01PM
0.36
8:33AM
0.29
8:56PM
0.31
9:23AM
0.26
9:50PM
0.26
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:46-------5:45-------5:44---
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201821202019181616141719201717151413161618171514
Feels °C (?)1815191718151513141316181814141112911111514911
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