Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.63m | 12:41PM1.71m | 1:10AM1.61m | 1:40PM1.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.21m | 6:24AM0.19m | 7:03PM0.19m | 7:21AM0.17m | 8:02PM0.16m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | — | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 9 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 | E 9 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | SW 2 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 247 | 44 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 24 | 129 | 129 | 124 | 168 | 168 | 168 |
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