Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3
E
2.3
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)910111212121110101099151414141313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106417782751344625951447872543392332217135109264195236229222273166163155143102
Wind
(km/h)
50
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
30
ENE
40
W
30
W
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
WSW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
1.35
1:29AM
1.44
1:51PM
1.36
2:18AM
1.46
2:44PM
1.40
3:09AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58AM
0.36
7:08PM
0.39
7:45AM
0.33
8:01PM
0.36
8:33AM
0.29
8:56PM
0.31
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
111214-------------------
Temp. °C192020202121191720202220181718171821201815151412
Feels °C (?)12131217161516141818191616141614151918151112108
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