Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 7AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
E
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
E
0.7
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.2
E
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1888888845554456555566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6555555124027256383057555948815269104160
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
1.83
10:44AM
1.74
11:05PM
1.82
11:39AM
1.71
12:02AM
1.78
12:35PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33AM
0.14
4:55PM
0.14
5:30AM
0.14
5:50PM
0.14
6:27AM
0.14
6:48PM
0.14
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:16-------7:15
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1123
Temp. °C141312121316171716151414151617171717161616161616
Feels °C (?)121211111314151516151414151515141416151414141312
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