Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 35 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.44m | 2:13AM1.33m | 2:41PM1.43m | 3:03AM1.33m | 3:28PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.39m | 8:24AM0.40m | 8:56PM0.36m | 9:15AM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 59 | 43 | 18 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 19 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | — | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 30 | — | — | — | 208 | — | 319 | 48 | 77 | 699 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 95 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 236 | 174 | 165 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 95 | 17 | 11 |
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