Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 9AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 14 | NNW 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | WSW 2 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 14 | E 14 | SSE 8 | E 14 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.86m | 9:03PM1.75m | 9:26AM1.88m | 9:59PM1.73m | 10:20AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.18m | 2:53PM0.16m | 3:12AM0.15m | 3:50PM0.13m | 4:07AM0.12m | 4:46PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 75 | 101 | 115 | 133 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 6 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | S 18 | E 16 | S 11 | — | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 51 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 14 | — | S 8 | S 18 | E 13 | — | NE 6 | E 6 | E 16 | S 11 | — | — | S 14 | SE 14 | E 14 | S 17 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 2 | W 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | 1688 | 1783 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 93 | 93 | 99 | 24 | 101 | 124 | 124 | 93 | 102 | 124 | 174 | 182 | 4 | 20 | 217 | 243 | 40 | 4 |
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