Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 132 | 134 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 98 | 89 | 123 | 123 | 265 | 247 | 236 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.53m | 2:31PM1.57m | 2:46AM1.49m | 3:17PM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM0.45m | 8:10AM0.45m | 8:45PM0.48m | 8:59AM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 132 | 134 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 123 | 82 | 265 | 247 | 236 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 5 | E 11 | E 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | ESE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 20 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 72 | 67 | 98 | 89 | 57 | 35 | 42 | 4 | 4 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 5 | S 17 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | S 16 | ESE 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 123 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 298 | 398 | 59 | 66 | 413 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 195 | 0 | 0 |
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