
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 61 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51AM1.55m | 5:13PM1.63m | 5:45AM1.59m | 6:05PM1.63m | 6:36AM1.64m | 6:56PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.16m | 11:32PM0.18m | 11:57AM0.20m | 00:24AM0.23m | 12:47PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
61 | 61 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 57 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 8 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — |
7 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | S 15 | SE 14 | — | — | NE 8 | — | S 19 | — | S 9 | S 12 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
6 | 1 | 63 | 102 | 32 | — | 15 | 40 | 8 | — | — | 14 | — | 7 | — | 13 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 47 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 17 |
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