Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010799766611111010101099939
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7877504932318211211239241617222220201918171515650
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
0
E
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
1.61
5:19PM
1.52
5:40AM
1.59
6:11PM
1.55
6:30AM
1.59
7:00PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
0.19
11:31PM
0.20
11:59AM
0.22
12:21AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.26
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:24-------7:26-------7:26-----
Sunset-----7:07-------7:06-------7:04--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----211-----------------
Temp. °C161416181313131212121214141313111010111414141413
Feels °C (?)15111314891099101012111012988101111121311
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