Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SE
17
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
23
62
55
54
53
53
54
35
34
33
33
33
103
33
33
33
34
35
36
37
39
37
38
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:58AM1.59m
00:26AM1.66m
12:55PM1.54m
1:19AM1.59m
1:52PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.09m
6:10PM0.15m
6:46AM0.13m
7:05PM0.22m
7:37AM0.20m
8:02PM0.29m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
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5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
14
16
13
11
12
9
10
12
10
11
11
10
10
10
7
8
8
9
10
9
7
8
7
7
12
13
11
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
28
16
62
55
54
53
53
54
35
34
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
34
35
36
37
39
14
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SE
19
0.4
SE
18
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
12
4
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
64
69
90
84
103
50
46
44
42
39
38
37
28
37
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
2
23
6
29
29
30
30
31
62
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
64
22
14
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
1
S
5
0.4
SE
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
21
24
23
3
8
47
9
78
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
3
0
132
95
15
3
3
3
15
15
41
92
15
3
4
4
4
4
4
99
14
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
4
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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