Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
3
3
3
6
13
5
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
10
E
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:17AM1.44m
4:40PM1.53m
5:07AM1.53m
5:32PM1.60m
5:58AM1.62m
6:23PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.33m
10:53PM0.29m
11:22AM0.29m
11:46PM0.27m
12:12PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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6:11
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6:11
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7:39
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7:40
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7:42
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Temp °C
13
13
17
21
21
20
18
15
13
13
18
20
18
15
14
13
10
9
17
20
20
21
17
Feels °C
11
11
16
17
18
17
17
13
11
10
16
16
15
13
13
10
7
6
14
16
16
18
12
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