Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.4°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
5
5
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NE
10
E
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
SW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:08AM1.68m
9:35PM1.67m
9:54AM1.71m
10:25PM1.66m
10:45AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.23m
3:47AM0.21m
4:15PM0.23m
4:37AM0.22m
5:08PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
19
18
14
12
10
9
12
17
17
16
14
14
16
16
16
18
19
16
14
Feels °C
8
14
15
14
8
7
7
5
9
14
13
14
10
11
12
12
11
13
14
11
9
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