Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 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
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)45568999577777788888891111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1522361031038669148213629262526273248444242425612188
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
1.77
6:41AM
1.77
7:08PM
1.86
7:36AM
1.79
8:01PM
1.91
8:32AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
0.15
12:55PM
0.14
1:24AM
0.13
1:47PM
0.12
2:21AM
0.11
2:41PM
0.11
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:35-
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---2--------16--183-----
Temp. °C191918151518191815141313131213131313131313171715
Feels °C (?)141513151517171613121111111011111212121111161512
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