Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 341 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 205 | 195 | 161 | 161 | 119 | 119 | 88 | 114 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.40m | 6:17PM1.53m | 6:38AM1.42m | 7:01PM1.55m | 7:25AM1.45m | 7:45PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.35m | 00:33AM0.34m | 12:42PM0.31m | 1:18AM0.30m | 1:25PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 361 | 341 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 205 | 195 | 161 | 161 | 119 | 119 | 88 | 114 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 61 | 39 | 34 | 69 | 103 | 126 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 16 | NNE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 38 | 32 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 19 | SE 15 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 16 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 24 | 6 | 6 | — | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 47 | 47 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 15 |
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