Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.73m | 6:51AM1.69m | 7:10PM1.72m | 7:40AM1.73m | 7:59PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.11m | 00:40AM0.15m | 12:57PM0.16m | 1:28AM0.20m | 1:47PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 16 | 21 | 29 | 37 | 237 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 89 | 96 | 39 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 26 | 34 | 85 | 1 | 92 | 53 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 77 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 196 | 188 | 100 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 89 | 94 | 89 | 23 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
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