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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 55 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 86 | 69 | 74 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:21PM 1.67 | 5:47AM 1.73 | 6:14PM 1.77 | 6:41AM 1.77 | 7:08PM 1.86 | 7:36AM 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:34PM 0.18 | 12:02PM 0.17 | 12:27AM 0.15 | 12:55PM 0.14 | 1:24AM 0.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - |
| Sunset | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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