Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 296 | 432 | 459 | 468 | 216 | 1605 | 1605 | 1635 | 1437 | 1190 | 1092 | 848 | 711 | 586 | 491 | 428 | 416 | 365 | 358 | 305 | 312 | 318 | 253 | 210 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.61m | 00:49AM1.65m | 1:17PM1.68m | 1:44AM1.68m | 2:14PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.29m | 6:37PM0.34m | 7:02AM0.28m | 7:34PM0.32m | 7:55AM0.27m | 8:34PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 296 | 432 | 459 | 468 | 216 | — | — | 1635 | 1437 | 1190 | 1092 | 848 | 711 | 586 | 491 | 428 | 416 | 365 | 358 | 305 | 312 | 318 | 253 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 22 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 10 | S 14 | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 16 | — | — | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 346 | 817 | 1051 | 1148 | 1428 | 1605 | 1605 | 5949 | 5343 | 5 | 3267 | 2563 | 481 | 428 | 290 | 164 | — | 1131 | 159 | 100 | 65 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 168 | 169 | 168 | 169 | 219 | 219 | 396 | 226 | 174 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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