Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 2 | NE 10 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | E 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 45 | 116 | 221 | 300 | 404 | 385 | 493 | 582 | 582 | 612 | 589 | 559 | 544 | 498 | 491 | 400 | 394 | 384 | 373 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 23 |
| kJ | 34 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 43 | 8 | 234 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | E 10 | S 8 | NE 10 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 16 | S 19 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 20 | S 26 | SSE 24 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 7 | 87 | 113 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 13 | 56 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | SW 9 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
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