
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 14 | N 3 | E 13 | NW 2 | S 18 | WSW 3 | E 6 | E 16 | E 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 6 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42AM1.80m | 8:08PM1.74m | 8:34AM1.86m | 9:03PM1.75m | 9:26AM1.88m | 9:59PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.21m | 1:57PM0.19m | 2:20AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.16m | 3:12AM0.15m | 3:50PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | E 6 | S 17 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 8 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | S 18 | E 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | E 13 | — | S 13 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | E 14 | — | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | E 16 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 8 | SE 14 |
1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | — | NW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 25 | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 41 | 47 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 93 | 124 | 34 | 47 | 124 | 124 | 104 | 24 | 124 | 124 |
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