Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 11PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
26
12
7
14
7
4
4
3
16
11
16
21
13
39
17
26
131
66
36
24
17
Wind (km/h)
15
E
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
N
15
E
15
ENE
5
SSE
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:16PM1.69m
1:43AM1.56m
2:12PM1.65m
2:42AM1.53m
3:06PM1.61m
3:40AM1.53m
Low Tide
7:37PM0.08m
7:55AM0.12m
8:31PM0.11m
8:53AM0.17m
9:25PM0.16m
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
18
17
19
17
16
15
17
19
17
16
16
16
14
13
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
Feels °C
14
16
18
15
14
13
16
15
14
16
15
16
14
12
16
14
15
16
15
16
15
17
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