Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 117 | 84 | 83 | 53 | 49 | 56 | 81 | 123 | 209 | 84 | 66 | 192 | 204 | 107 | 159 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:21AM1.69m | 5:49PM1.85m | 6:19AM1.70m | 6:44PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.09m | 11:34AM0.04m | 00:11AM0.07m | 12:27PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 142 | 117 | 84 | 83 | 53 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 58 | 85 | 84 | 66 | 72 | 88 | 71 | 91 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 49 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 10 | S 20 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 38 | 56 | 81 | 123 | 209 | — | — | 192 | 204 | 107 | 159 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 47 | 41 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 168 | 165 |
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