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Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than 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 2AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 56 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 72 | 102 | 102 | 167 | 150 | 157 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 100 | 94 | 65 | 60 | 57 | 78 | 55 | 51 | 34 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:22PM 1.74 | 10:45AM 1.84 | 11:14PM 1.67 | 11:39AM 1.75 | 12:05AM 1.60 | 12:32PM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:30AM 0.10 | 5:09PM 0.11 | 5:24AM 0.14 | 6:02PM 0.14 | 6:17AM 0.20 | 6:54PM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
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