Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is

12.5° C

Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.1m)	10s
Evening (16 Jul)	-	-

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	NNW 2	NE 10	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	20	17	17	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	W	NNW	ENE	NE	NW	W	WNW	W	WNW	N	ENE	E	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:39AM1.77m				7:06PM1.94m				7:37AM1.76m				8:01PM1.91m				8:31AM1.75m				8:53PM1.86m
Low Tide	00:31AM0.07m				12:48PM0.02m				1:29AM0.04m				1:42PM0.01m				2:23AM0.04m				2:37PM0.04m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	7:26
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	16	17	15	12	10	9	8	8	11	12	11	10	9	8	7	7	11	14	12	10	9
Feels °C	9	8	9	13	13	13	10	8	8	6	6	10	9	9	9	7	6	4	4	9	11	11	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 15	E 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13
kJ	20	35	45	116	221	329	404	385	493	582	627	612	596	559	544	498	491	400	394	384	373	294	286	282
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	E 10	ESE 13	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 5	S 5	S 7	S 8	SSE 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 23	SSE 22	SSE 22
kJ	35	17	32	6	6	6	5	5	7	13	39	89	10	290	10	6	5	8	7	7	7	179	164	160
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 18	E 10	S 8	NE 10	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 15	S 19	S 16	S 15	S 19	—	S 11	S 27	S 26	SSE 24	SE 7	S 9	SSE 6
kJ	7	6	17	1	4	—	—	—	5	5	5	44	7	127	72	7	—	65	14	13	56	7	59	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 2	WSW 9	SW 4	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	8	7	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	90	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	14	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth		Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Cray Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4		4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	4	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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