Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 6AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:17AM1.39m | 5:42PM1.51m | 6:06AM1.44m | 6:28PM1.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.32m | 11:27AM0.30m | 11:58PM0.28m | 12:12PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 29 | 38 | 27 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 59 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
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