Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 7AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (16 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
NW
2
0.1
NE
10
0.7
ESE
17
0.9
ESE
17
0.9
ESE
16
1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
16
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1.1
ESE
15
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
1
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
20
20
17
17
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
0
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:09PM1.94m
6:39AM1.77m
7:06PM1.94m
7:37AM1.76m
8:01PM1.91m
8:31AM1.75m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.07m
12:48PM0.02m
1:29AM0.04m
1:42PM0.01m
2:23AM0.04m
2:37PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
12
16
18
16
13
10
9
8
8
11
12
11
10
9
7
7
7
11
13
11
Feels °C
12
10
9
8
9
12
16
14
10
7
7
6
5
9
9
9
9
7
5
4
4
9
10
9
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