Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 8PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | E 11 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:17PM1.65m | 11:41AM1.72m | 00:12AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM0.23m | 5:29AM0.21m | 6:04PM0.21m | 6:24AM0.19m | 7:03PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | N 4 | — | — | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 9 | E 10 | S 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | S 9 | — | E 10 | S 14 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 118 | 101 | 168 | 168 | 34 | 26 | 91 | 92 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 91 | 91 |
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