Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 295 | 237 | 190 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 113 | 110 | 105 | 77 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.72m | 3:09AM1.59m | 3:36PM1.72m | 4:07AM1.60m | 4:32PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00PM0.13m | 9:22AM0.11m | 9:57PM0.11m | 10:20AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 295 | 295 | 237 | 190 | 190 | 157 | 153 | 116 | 113 | 110 | 105 | 77 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 91 |
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