Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 3s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 11PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 5 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 10 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:17PM1.53m | 6:38AM1.42m | 7:01PM1.55m | 7:25AM1.45m | 7:45PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.34m | 12:42PM0.31m | 1:18AM0.30m | 1:25PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 209 | 198 | 195 | 161 | 161 | 119 | 119 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 61 | 39 | 20 | 82 | 117 | 169 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 14 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 169 | 14 | 3 |
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