Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is

12.8° C

Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 8	SSE 10	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				11:59PM1.61m					12:21PM1.61m				00:49AM1.65m				1:17PM1.68m				1:44AM1.68m
Low Tide		5:44PM0.33m					6:13AM0.29m				6:37PM0.34m				7:02AM0.28m				7:34PM0.32m				7:55AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—
	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04
mm	1	2	1	6	10	10	6	5	6	6	2	5	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	11	11	11	11	12	11	10	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels °C	9	4	5	6	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 19	SSW 19	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	356	388	296	302	302	353	346	384	402	339	161	37	72	1395	1148	848	725	706	598	502	512	464	442	388
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	S 20	SSE 8	S 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 17	S 17	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 21	S 21	S 20
kJ	34	8	56	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	59	52	93	87	82	25	39	9	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	SSW 16	S 16	S 20	SSW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	47	19	32	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 3	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 10	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSW 8	S 8	SE 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	—	—	—
kJ	25	322	7	87	338	748	1113	1298	1090	1235	1376	1701	1652	4450	2980	359	476	1914	331	187	135	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Horseshoe Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Whangaehu River Mouth Wanganui-Manawatu	Whangaehu River Mouth Wanganui-Manawatu	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	2	167	167	2	167	167	169	169	169	218	218	242	218	176	167	167	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef			Napier - The Reef													Napier - The Reef	Napier - The Reef	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay
Rating (10 max)	2			2													3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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