Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 432 | 723 | 663 | 629 | 0 | 589 | 487 | 412 | 315 | 262 | 216 | 159 | 155 | 105 | 100 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.68m | 10:48PM1.57m | 11:05AM1.62m | 11:31PM1.51m | 11:51AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:42PM0.40m | 4:56AM0.44m | 5:28PM0.41m | 5:40AM0.44m | 6:13PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | E 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 43 | 2 | — | — | 451 | 432 | 723 | 663 | 629 | 640 | 589 | 487 | 412 | 315 | 262 | 216 | 159 | 155 | 105 | 100 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | NE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 85 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 157 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 112 | 213 | 196 | 246 | 86 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSE 10 | SW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 9 | 346 | 373 | 520 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2664 | 1 | 2060 | 1576 | 1365 | 668 | — | — | 548 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 17 | 40 | 168 | 172 | 172 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 99 |
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