Napier - The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.89° E

Napier - The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - The Reef sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 2PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
5
0.1
E
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
18
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
2
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:46AM1.34m
2:15PM1.42m
2:36AM1.34m
3:02PM1.43m
3:27AM1.37m
3:50PM1.47m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.42m
8:30PM0.35m
8:45AM0.40m
9:16PM0.33m
9:38AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:15
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7:36
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
10
10
13
17
15
14
13
13
12
11
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
11
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
12
14
12
12
12
11
10
9
14
14
14
14
14
11
9
7
14
13
12
13
11
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