Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.2
ESE
13
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
7
9
12
32
39
26
28
30
28
32
25
29
18
11
17
23
31
16
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
10
NNE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:54PM1.48m
5:17AM1.39m
5:42PM1.51m
6:06AM1.44m
6:28PM1.55m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.34m
11:10PM0.32m
11:27AM0.30m
11:58PM0.28m
12:12PM0.26m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
16
18
16
14
14
16
16
16
18
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
10
9
8
7
8
10
9
10
11
13
11
9
10
13
12
12
15
11
11
11
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