Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1782 | 1605 | 1487 | 1500 | 1429 | 1277 | 1022 | 848 | 692 | 586 | 502 | 416 | 416 | 365 | 334 | 277 | 232 | 227 | 193 | 193 | 161 | 149 | 121 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.61m | 00:49AM1.65m | 1:17PM1.68m | 1:44AM1.68m | 2:14PM1.75m | 2:41AM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.34m | 7:02AM0.28m | 7:34PM0.32m | 7:55AM0.27m | 8:34PM0.28m | 8:53AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1429 | 1277 | 1022 | 848 | 692 | 586 | 502 | 416 | 416 | 365 | 334 | 277 | 232 | 227 | 193 | 193 | 161 | 149 | 121 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 22 | 31 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 17 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 140 | — | — | 110 | 104 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1782 | 1605 | 1487 | 1500 | 4950 | 5 | 2873 | 448 | 428 | 373 | 284 | 186 | 150 | — | — | 74 | — | 74 | 59 | 66 | 57 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 219 | 219 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 165 | 174 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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