Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 225 | 282 | 298 | 476 | 512 | 630 | 640 | 630 | 700 | 1188 | 787 | 787 | 757 | 769 | 732 | 653 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:32AM1.46m | 4:03PM1.54m | 4:18AM1.43m | 4:48PM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.48m | 9:48AM0.46m | 10:18PM0.47m | 10:35AM0.43m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 229 | 225 | 282 | 298 | 476 | 512 | 630 | 640 | 630 | 700 | 787 | 787 | 787 | 757 | 769 | 732 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 38 | 31 | 33 | — | 17 | — | — | 16 | 31 | 1188 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 16 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 272 | — | — | — | 266 | 374 | 576 | 588 | 534 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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