Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 3PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (04 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
3
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
SW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
0
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:45AM1.72m
11:17PM1.65m
11:41AM1.72m
00:12AM1.63m
12:41PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.23m
5:29AM0.21m
6:04PM0.21m
6:24AM0.19m
7:03PM0.19m
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
19
15
13
13
12
11
13
16
16
14
12
10
10
12
12
15
18
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
14
9
6
7
6
5
8
14
13
11
10
6
6
8
9
13
14
11
9
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