
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 33 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:59PM1.71m | 8:25AM1.75m | 8:47PM1.69m | 9:09AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.22m | 2:14AM0.25m | 2:38PM0.27m | 3:00AM0.31m | 3:26PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | SE 12 |
68 | 33 | 27 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 49 | 72 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | E 3 |
2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 14 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | ENE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 92 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 39 | 3 | 0 |
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