
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 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 (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
325 | 255 | 242 | 233 | 279 | 575 | 331 | 306 | 229 | 296 | 416 | 196 | 365 | 192 | 164 | 157 | 493 | 657 | 784 | 282 | 246 | 214 | 260 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:38AM1.44m | 8:55PM1.55m | 9:19AM1.46m | 9:39PM1.55m | 10:00AM1.48m | 10:25PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.35m | 3:14AM0.30m | 3:22PM0.33m | 3:57AM0.29m | 4:09PM0.33m | 4:41AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
325 | 255 | 242 | 233 | 279 | 281 | 331 | 164 | 108 | 101 | 226 | 196 | 157 | 192 | 164 | 157 | 157 | 220 | 269 | 282 | 246 | 214 | 260 | 305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 90 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NNW 2 |
— | 1 | — | 5 | 10 | 575 | 136 | 306 | 229 | 296 | 416 | 106 | 365 | — | — | — | 493 | 657 | 784 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 89 | 89 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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