Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (29 Jul):
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 8PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 11 | NW 2 | E 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 192 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 114 | 1 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.53m | 5:51AM1.40m | 6:17PM1.53m | 6:38AM1.42m | 7:01PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.39m | 11:48PM0.39m | 12:00PM0.35m | 00:33AM0.34m | 12:42PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 514 | 482 | 467 | 439 | 425 | 425 | 361 | 341 | 279 | 224 | 209 | 198 | 192 | 161 | 161 | 119 | 119 | 86 | 114 | 86 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 19 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 4 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 19 | — | E 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 24 | 24 | 2 | — | 20 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 46 | 46 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
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