Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:12AM1.73m | 8:32PM1.65m | 8:56AM1.74m | 9:18PM1.64m | 9:39AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.32m | 2:44AM0.37m | 3:11PM0.36m | 3:28AM0.40m | 3:57PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | ENE 6 | E 7 | — | SE 5 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | N 3 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | SE 5 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 19 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 116 | 95 | 97 | 178 | 168 | 168 | 186 | 95 | 186 | 95 | 186 | 168 | 181 | 181 | 347 | 105 | 41 | 20 | 40 | 17 |
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