Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.73m | 5:58AM1.65m | 6:20PM1.73m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:10PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.09m | 11:48PM0.12m | 12:06PM0.11m | 00:40AM0.15m | 12:57PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 240 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | E 14 | E 14 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | E 3 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | E 8 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SE 5 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 51 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 8 | E 7 | E 14 | E 7 | E 3 | E 9 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 45 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1083 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 40 | 95 | 55 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 217 | 243 | 102 | 17 |
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