Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:32PM1.73m | 5:03AM1.61m | 5:28PM1.73m | 5:58AM1.65m | 6:20PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.09m | 10:54PM0.11m | 11:14AM0.09m | 11:48PM0.12m | 12:06PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 18 | SE 5 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 13 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | 6 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 100 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 26 | 40 | 95 | 21 | 15 |
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