Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)--
Afternoon (05 Nov)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
4
1.2
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
6
8
13
12
7
10
7
64
29
22
20
17
19
23
13
82
20
11
29
29
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:12PM1.65m
2:42AM1.53m
3:06PM1.61m
3:40AM1.53m
4:00PM1.58m
4:34AM1.56m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.11m
8:53AM0.17m
9:25PM0.16m
9:52AM0.22m
10:17PM0.22m
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Temp °C
17
16
15
16
14
13
17
18
16
16
15
16
17
17
21
26
25
26
22
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
13
12
15
15
16
16
15
16
17
17
20
23
22
23
21
19
17
18
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