Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
13.0° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

Napier - Hardings Road 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 - Hardings Road today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.5
NE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
255
242
233
279
575
331
306
229
296
416
196
365
192
164
157
493
657
784
282
246
214
260
305
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
30
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:38AM1.44m
8:55PM1.55m
9:19AM1.46m
9:39PM1.55m
10:00AM1.48m
10:25PM1.56m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.35m
3:14AM0.30m
3:22PM0.33m
3:57AM0.29m
4:09PM0.33m
4:41AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
5
11
15
13
10
10
12
12
13
15
15
13
9
9
7
7
9
10
11
12
12
9
8
8
Feels °C
2
7
10
8
5
5
7
7
8
12
11
9
6
7
4
4
7
8
9
9
6
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
325
255
242
233
279
281
331
164
108
101
226
196
157
192
164
157
157
220
269
282
246
214
260
305
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
94
90
6
6
5
5
4
9
9
8
30
7
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
4
3
10
12
25
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
1.6
ENE
11
1.3
NE
6
1.2
ENE
10
1.5
NE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
10
1.1
NE
7
1.4
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
1
5
10
575
136
306
229
296
416
106
365
493
657
784
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
14
14
14
14
14
20
89
89
1
14
14
1
1
1
1
1
14
46
20
20
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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