Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 46 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.64m | 11:06PM1.57m | 11:29AM1.58m | 11:50PM1.50m | 12:20PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.40m | 5:19AM0.43m | 5:48PM0.42m | 6:04AM0.44m | 6:36PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 131 | 125 | 119 | 109 | 46 | 84 | 93 | 93 | 90 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 74 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | ENE 7 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 21 | 26 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 1146 | 1998 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 174 | 178 | 40 | 168 | 4 |
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