Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - The Reef today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - The Reef at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Napier - The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 136 | 102 | 93 | 63 | 69 | 61 | 85 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.64m | 4:51AM1.55m | 5:13PM1.63m | 5:45AM1.59m | 6:05PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:07AM0.14m | 10:38PM0.14m | 11:04AM0.16m | 11:32PM0.18m | 11:57AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 151 | 136 | 102 | 93 | 63 | 69 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 18 | S 19 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | NE 7 | — | S 19 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 102 | 32 | 23 | 79 | — | 25 | — | — | 13 | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 91 | 47 | 0 |
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