Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 10PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.75m | 2:24AM1.66m | 2:54PM1.79m | 3:24AM1.67m | 3:52PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.22m | 8:36AM0.20m | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:38AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 54 | 53 | 90 | 137 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | E 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 27 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 294 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | E 6 |
| kJ | 46 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 516 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 1 |
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