Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
SE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
27
49
72
94
69
75
58
56
55
49
24
40
46
151
133
125
90
82
46
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09AM1.74m
9:34PM1.66m
9:53AM1.70m
10:20PM1.62m
10:40AM1.64m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.32m
3:46AM0.37m
4:14PM0.37m
4:33AM0.40m
5:00PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
15
14
12
11
8
7
7
12
17
17
15
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
7
12
10
10
9
5
4
4
10
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
12
10
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