Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
13.0° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
0.8
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
NE
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
325
255
242
235
279
575
138
522
250
555
194
183
164
125
120
139
400
300
319
262
219
219
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
N
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:38AM1.44m
8:55PM1.55m
9:19AM1.46m
9:39PM1.55m
10:00AM1.48m
10:25PM1.56m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.33m
2:37PM0.35m
3:14AM0.30m
3:22PM0.33m
3:57AM0.29m
4:09PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
7
5
5
11
15
13
10
11
12
13
12
15
16
13
10
8
8
8
8
11
13
12
10
9
Feels °C
4
2
2
7
9
8
5
6
8
9
9
11
12
10
8
5
5
5
7
9
11
11
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1.1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.8
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
344
339
325
255
242
235
279
281
138
260
250
200
194
183
158
125
120
139
164
300
319
262
219
219
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
6
6
6
5
4
9
8
30
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
7
12
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.6
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
10
1.3
NE
6
1.7
ENE
10
1.1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
NE
8
1.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
1
28
575
56
522
124
555
132
114
164
400
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
1
14
14
14
14
14
20
23
1
1
14
14
1
1
1
1
1
20
42
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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