Napier - The Reef surf break

Napier - The Reef surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 22 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Napier - The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)988899888888999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)797264503938242424353424262727161616282828281615
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
0
SE
0
ESE
0
SE
5
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
1.53
7:53AM
1.63
8:10PM
1.53
8:33AM
1.63
8:53PM
1.51
9:13AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:39AM
0.48
2:05PM
0.48
2:18AM
0.47
2:49PM
0.46
2:57AM
0.46
3:32PM
0.42
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:41----
Sunset-------8:13-------8:14-------8:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191816141716161514131313151615161514131215151616
Feels °C (?)191715121613141314131313151414171513121114131315
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