Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 7AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.1
E
14
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
5
7
5
6
4
4
10
7
4
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
3:09AM1.59m
3:36PM1.72m
4:07AM1.60m
4:32PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.13m
9:22AM0.11m
9:57PM0.11m
10:20AM0.09m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
4
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
11
9
9
8
7
12
14
14
13
9
Feels °C
7
6
5
6
7
8
8
9
6
7
5
4
10
12
10
11
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest