Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23PM1.71m | 9:45AM1.79m | 10:15PM1.70m | 10:35AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.19m | 3:34AM0.18m | 4:05PM0.18m | 4:24AM0.18m | 5:00PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 120 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 55 | 50 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 3 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | S 18 | S 18 | E 6 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 92 | 92 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 92 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 47 |
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