Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is

12.9°C

Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	13s
Evening (28 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Monday 28							Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 3	SE 8	E 4
Wave Graph
kJ	95	93	90	90	61	62	62	61	30	29	28	28	28	14	14	14	13	13	13	5	5	12	9
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	E	ESE	ENE	NNW	W	W	W	E	ESE	E	ESE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide			7:21AM1.60m				7:44PM1.66m				8:10AM1.68m				8:33PM1.70m				8:57AM1.75m				9:23PM1.71m
Low Tide	1:10AM0.23m				1:29PM0.21m				1:58AM0.21m				2:19PM0.20m				2:45AM0.19m				3:11PM0.19m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	7	12	16	17	14	13	12	12	12	13	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	10	13	13	13	12
Feels °C	4	2	6	10	10	7	7	7	7	8	9	12	9	10	9	7	7	6	9	9	10	12	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	E 4	E 4
kJ	95	93	90	90	61	62	62	61	30	29	28	28	28	126	107	182	127	134	136	127	121	4	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 11	SE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 16	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 18	ESE 12	SSE 5	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 17	SSE 17
kJ	20	22	21	20	31	9	5	5	5	19	20	26	61	14	2	14	13	13	13	5	5	58	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	S 12	S 12	—	S 12	S 12	S 14	S 15	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	—	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SSE 8
kJ	10	9	10	10	—	3	3	15	17	2	5	2	5	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 2	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ENE 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	12	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1
Distance (km)	0	3	15	3	21	3	3	0	17	17	17	17	95	21	15	15	4	4	4	92	116	15	17
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	3	1		4	4	4	4	4	4			3	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5

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