Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is

12.7° C

Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 21s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (19 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	195	192	186	138	117	115	113	113	81	79	79	77	74	73	71	70	47	47	40	40	40
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	SSE	S	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSE	S	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NE	ENE	NE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross
High Tide		9:22AM1.73m				9:45PM1.79m				10:12AM1.70m				10:37PM1.72m				11:02AM1.66m
Low Tide				3:31PM0.11m				4:07AM0.12m				4:25PM0.19m				4:57AM0.18m				5:18PM0.27m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	14	15	12	10	9	10	9	9	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	7	10	10	10	9
Feels °C	7	10	11	9	7	6	7	5	6	8	8	6	7	6	6	5	4	8	7	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	195	192	186	138	117	115	113	113	81	79	79	253	251	246	241	70	47	47	40	40	40
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 21	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 20	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 17	SE 14	SE 13
kJ	86	85	42	42	9	7	7	8	10	9	128	77	74	73	71	118	136	124	117	47	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 17	—	SSE 21	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SE 5	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	—	SE 18	S 18
kJ	—	—	23	—	42	38	37	37	37	74	7	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	13	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 5	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	29	7	61	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	91	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	2	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	3		3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5

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