Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 10PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.55m | 6:53AM1.50m | 7:15PM1.60m | 7:39AM1.57m | 8:00PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.26m | 00:44AM0.24m | 12:57PM0.23m | 1:30AM0.22m | 1:43PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 36 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 23 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 16 |
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