Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Issued: 5 pm 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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 12AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
1
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
233
231
551
281
100
96
222
461
192
192
154
153
189
235
347
307
307
260
961
377
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
5
N
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
E
10
N
10
NE
10
NNW
0
W
5
SW
10
W
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:55PM1.55m
9:19AM1.46m
9:39PM1.55m
10:00AM1.48m
10:25PM1.56m
10:43AM1.51m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.35m
3:14AM0.30m
3:22PM0.33m
3:57AM0.29m
4:09PM0.33m
4:41AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
4
3
1
Temp °C
15
12
10
10
12
12
13
15
16
13
11
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
11
10
8
7
7
10
Feels °C
10
7
5
6
7
7
8
10
12
10
9
7
7
7
6
9
7
10
8
8
7
5
4
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
242
233
231
281
214
100
96
118
94
192
192
154
153
189
235
347
307
307
260
325
377
434
417
417
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
92
87
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
30
7
7
24
10
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
4
9
3
38
37
71
3
4
10
23
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
N
3
0.6
N
4
1.6
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
ENE
10
1.1
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
2.2
E
10
Energy kJ
10
3
9
551
281
68
83
222
461
119
127
961
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
14
14
14
14
37
37
89
14
14
1
14
1
1
1
1
20
46
14
20
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
4
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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