Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.6°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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
77
77
59
59
59
59
59
57
57
44
57
43
43
44
46
34
33
33
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
20
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:13PM1.63m
5:45AM1.59m
6:05PM1.63m
6:36AM1.64m
6:56PM1.63m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.18m
11:57AM0.20m
00:24AM0.23m
12:47PM0.24m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
17
20
22
17
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
14
13
12
13
12
11
12
16
15
20
16
15
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