Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (23 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
18
17
28
23
62
55
54
53
53
54
35
34
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
34
35
36
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
N
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:31PM1.73m
11:58AM1.59m
00:26AM1.66m
12:55PM1.54m
1:19AM1.59m
Low Tide
5:14PM0.09m
5:53AM0.09m
6:10PM0.15m
6:46AM0.13m
7:05PM0.22m
7:37AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
15
11
13
11
10
9
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
8
7
7
10
10
11
10
9
7
7
7
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
20
20
18
17
28
16
62
55
54
53
53
54
35
34
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
34
35
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SE
19
0.4
SE
19
0.4
SE
18
0.4
SE
17
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
3
5
12
12
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
62
64
89
90
86
75
4
5
44
43
40
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
11
0.3
E
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
E
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3
5
4
4
2
23
6
29
29
30
30
31
1
3
3
49
46
3
2
2
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.3
E
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
29
25
23
1
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
40
20
20
20
93
3
0
95
95
15
3
3
15
15
4
39
91
15
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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