Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.4
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.2
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.2
N
0.4
ESE
0.1
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)9888813713121212312121111411161111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)994948333221221155143138100100038105219982
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
20
NW
10
NNW
10
W
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.46
2:44PM
1.40
3:09AM
1.51
3:36PM
1.48
4:01AM
1.58
4:28PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
0.29
8:56PM
0.31
9:23AM
0.26
9:50PM
0.26
10:16AM
0.23
10:42PM
0.22
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:44-------5:42---
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------2---------------
Temp. °C161517202117151412111418191715141415161717151515
Feels °C (?)141315181715121110710131413121012131111119910
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