Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)1112111111111010101011111010101099999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84129123125116901759690580562538551441386327290217203168124121948061
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
45
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
E
10
E
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
1.91
9:29AM
1.76
9:50PM
1.87
10:25AM
1.72
10:49PM
1.80
11:21AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
0.09
3:38PM
0.10
4:16AM
0.09
4:35PM
0.10
5:14AM
0.09
5:33PM
0.10
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:30-
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11105211111-----11--------
Temp. °C12121111111212111099991212111110101010131312
Feels °C (?)444344454445599887777121010
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