Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 44 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.50m | 12:20PM1.52m | 00:36AM1.42m | 1:09PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.44m | 6:36PM0.43m | 6:48AM0.43m | 7:24PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 13 | 54 | 176 | 211 | 273 | 272 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 49 | 44 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 10 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1838 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 321 | 186 | 168 | 168 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 92 | 17 | 3 |
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