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Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)11111111111110111010101010101091111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575758595857543852513333333219152339315453323332
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
E
5
S
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		glassoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
1.71
2:00PM
1.68
2:31AM
1.75
2:59PM
1.69
3:29AM
1.79
3:59PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.22
7:51AM
0.26
8:12PM
0.22
8:51AM
0.25
9:10PM
0.22
9:51AM
0.22
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:18----
Sunset-------8:32-------8:31-------8:30
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C171615151617181919181616202426232018151518181818
Feels °C (?)161514151617161821181516202224222117121317161617
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