Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.5° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 3AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
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)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
13
1.8
S
8
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
13
1.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
20
20
42
132
134
90
90
87
84
82
57
82
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:58AM1.53m
2:31PM1.57m
2:46AM1.49m
3:17PM1.56m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.45m
8:10AM0.45m
8:45PM0.48m
8:59AM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
9
9
9
7
7
7
10
9
8
6
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
3
2
3
1
2
2
5
3
2
1
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