Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
458
400
400
346
356
356
356
353
290
346
394
490
339
313
1500
1523
1395
1192
934
755
627
527
446
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:29AM1.55m
11:59PM1.61m
12:21PM1.61m
00:49AM1.65m
1:17PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.29m
5:44PM0.33m
6:13AM0.29m
6:37PM0.34m
7:02AM0.28m
7:34PM0.32m
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
2
3
3
9
7
6
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
12
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
6
4
6
8
9
6
5
8
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
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