Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
!
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)1010610777778888888888888910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15427091533247317302176250367570484449449619392350421327294134205198183
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
0
W
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55PM
1.68
9:19AM
1.59
9:36PM
1.64
10:02AM
1.55
10:18PM
1.58
10:43AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
0.43
3:12AM
0.41
3:27PM
0.45
3:56AM
0.43
4:10PM
0.46
4:40AM
0.43
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset5:57-------5:55-------5:53-------
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-1--1---2---2-------
Temp. °C171716161515151717171717161616192021201918161720
Feels °C (?)131312141513151412121415141414171920191818161819
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