Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
5
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:47AM1.67m
1:15PM1.53m
1:42AM1.61m
2:13PM1.49m
2:34AM1.56m
3:08PM1.49m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.12m
7:08AM0.12m
7:26PM0.16m
8:01AM0.15m
8:23PM0.21m
8:53AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:29
5:27
5:25
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
17
18
16
14
12
11
11
12
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
10
9
7
7
8
15
16
14
13
9
9
9
10
14
14
12
13
12
13
11
11
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
13
9
9
6
9
7
3
1
1
1
1
21
30
59
57
57
54
23
23
18
23
24
23
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
4
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
9
6
5
6
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
1
9
2
1
3
2
12
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
23
20
20
20
20
20
23
23
23
23
20
23
16
16
16
54
16
23
20
20
20
54
89
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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