
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 1PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 109 | 54 | 43 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:45AM1.59m | 6:05PM1.63m | 6:36AM1.64m | 6:56PM1.63m | 7:26AM1.69m | 7:45PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.20m | 00:24AM0.23m | 12:47PM0.24m | 1:13AM0.28m | 1:36PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 |
59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 54 | 43 | 50 | 51 | — | 51 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | ESE 6 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 21 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
3 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 35 | 32 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 109 | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 91 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 34 | 95 | 100 | 174 | 174 | 168 |
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