Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.4
N
3
0.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
33
33
18
36
22
14
33
18
10
13
10
12
5
5
3
5
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
0
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
E
15
ESE
5
S
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:55PM1.70m
11:17AM1.81m
11:50PM1.66m
12:17PM1.75m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.10m
5:04AM0.10m
5:43PM0.08m
6:01AM0.09m
6:40PM0.07m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
12
11
10
8
7
6
11
15
18
19
17
15
14
14
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21
23
21
18
Feels °C
6
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5
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9
10
14
17
15
10
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14
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