Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 10PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
2.5
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.2
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)101212121089101112121211111010109999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)254383879607541520107517252701387132571738888564458288188135118138101475536
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
45
ENE
50
ENE
60
ENE
45
ENE
25
WSW
30
W
15
NW
10
NW
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
1.37
12:41AM
1.45
12:59PM
1.35
1:29AM
1.44
1:51PM
1.36
2:18AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
0.42
6:58AM
0.36
7:08PM
0.39
7:45AM
0.33
8:01PM
0.36
8:33AM
0.29
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-
Sunset5:50-------5:47-------5:46-------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---41-112-132----1-4-----
Temp. °C171717171819191920201921211921201920171615161720
Feels °C (?)161616151515131212141717181719181618171412131417
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