Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is

12.9°C

Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (23 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23							Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	16	9	12	11	11	11	30	41	25	15	10	10	29	29	33	40	41	41	43	50	48	47	46
Wind (km/h)	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	ESE	NE	N	WNW	W	W	W	ENE	ENE	E	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	2:13AM1.33m				2:41PM1.43m					3:03AM1.33m				3:28PM1.44m				3:53AM1.37m				4:16PM1.48m
Low Tide			8:24AM0.40m				8:56PM0.36m					9:15AM0.37m				9:43PM0.32m				10:06AM0.32m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	9	9	8	9	7	6	6	5	8	11	11	10	9	8	7	6	9	12	13	12	11
Feels °C	5	4	4	4	2	3	2	1	0	-2	2	6	6	7	6	4	3	2	6	8	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	ESE 10	ESE 11	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 12	SE 8	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	16	9	10	47	11	11	30	41	25	15	44	44	29	29	33	40	41	41	43	50	33	47	46
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 19	S 19	SE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 7	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 8	ESE 12	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	7	8	12	11	7	7	12	10	10	14	10	10	9	9	10	10	18	17	34	21	48	22	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SSE 8	S 19	S 19	—	—	ESE 10	S 18	—	ESE 10	E 16	—	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	S 18	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14
kJ	5	6	7	7	—	—	11	6	—	10	5	—	5	4	4	4	10	10	8	7	43	42	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 8	SSW 2	S 8	SSE 7	SE 7	S 7	SW 2	SW 2	SW 2	SW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	212	1	398	46	65	352	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	2	2	1	1	3	3	4	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	20	15	174	236	165	165	14	14	20	20	20	14	40	26	11	3	0	0	0	95	95	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2					2	1	3	3	4	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	9

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