Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 11AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)--
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.8
SSW
5
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
2
0
9
16
35
37
25
20
28
21
32
32
23
23
56
31
56
26
25
18
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
0
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:28AM1.36m
4:54PM1.48m
5:17AM1.39m
5:42PM1.51m
6:06AM1.44m
6:28PM1.55m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.34m
11:10PM0.32m
11:27AM0.30m
11:58PM0.28m
12:12PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
16
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
16
18
16
14
14
16
16
16
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
13
13
8
9
9
8
7
8
10
9
10
11
13
11
9
10
13
12
12
10
11
12
10
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