Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.4° 

Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 1PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.2
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
59
59
57
57
57
109
54
43
50
51
51
51
47
33
33
21
20
12
12
12
9
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
15
ESE
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:45AM1.59m
6:05PM1.63m
6:36AM1.64m
6:56PM1.63m
7:26AM1.69m
7:45PM1.64m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.20m
00:24AM0.23m
12:47PM0.24m
1:13AM0.28m
1:36PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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7:25
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Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
19
17
15
15
14
13
12
15
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
15
18
14
14
14
13
11
10
14
15
13
12
13
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