Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 1AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 14 | S 7 | E 13 | NW 2 | S 18 | W 3 | S 18 | E 16 | E 16 | S 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08PM1.74m | 8:34AM1.86m | 9:03PM1.75m | 9:26AM1.88m | 9:59PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.19m | 2:20AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.16m | 3:12AM0.15m | 3:50PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | E 16 | E 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 7 | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 11 | — | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 35 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 34 | 24 | 124 | 124 | 164 | 93 | 124 | 124 |
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