Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 10PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.64m | 9:39AM1.73m | 10:04PM1.62m | 10:21AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.36m | 3:28AM0.40m | 3:57PM0.39m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:42PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 2 | — | — | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 15 | NE 9 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | — | S 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 209 | 423 | 613 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 95 | 168 | 152 | 95 | 181 | 132 | 91 | 95 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 168 | 172 | 172 | 226 |
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