Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 4AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 11 | NE 5 | E 18 | E 18 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 114 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:17PM1.53m | 6:38AM1.42m | 7:01PM1.55m | 7:25AM1.45m | 7:45PM1.56m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.34m | 12:42PM0.31m | 1:18AM0.30m | 1:25PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 161 | 161 | 119 | 119 | 86 | 114 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 61 | 39 | 43 | 89 | 142 | 166 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 16 | NE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 19 | ESE 15 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 17 | S 10 | SE 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 |
| kJ | — | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 46 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 167 | 14 | 3 |
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