Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 6AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.3
NNE
4
0.1
E
10
0.3
NNE
4
0.1
E
10
0.3
N
4
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
E
10
NE
10
WSW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
0
ENE
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:17PM1.65m
11:41AM1.72m
00:12AM1.63m
12:41PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.21m
6:04PM0.21m
6:24AM0.19m
7:03PM0.19m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
17
17
15
13
10
10
12
13
16
19
17
15
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
8
14
14
12
10
6
7
9
10
15
14
13
11
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