Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 10AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (10 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
N
3
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
5
2
4
6
4
4
4
4
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
5
N
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:07AM1.60m
4:32PM1.73m
5:03AM1.61m
5:28PM1.73m
5:58AM1.65m
6:20PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.09m
10:54PM0.11m
11:14AM0.09m
11:48PM0.12m
12:06PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
11
13
14
13
11
9
8
8
9
12
13
14
12
10
8
8
11
13
11
10
9
Feels °C
4
4
9
10
11
10
7
5
4
4
6
10
11
10
8
6
4
4
7
7
6
7
6
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