Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.4° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
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)
1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1
SE
10
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
200
240
235
170
173
208
159
134
175
164
121
96
73
73
49
37
14
84
82
77
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM1.65m
11:36PM1.65m
11:59AM1.68m
00:28AM1.65m
12:56PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.29m
5:49AM0.26m
6:18PM0.29m
6:41AM0.25m
7:17PM0.27m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
10
10
7
6
5
4
4
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
2
3
6
7
3
2
1
0
0
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
9
10
9
8
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