
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 5AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 19 | E 8 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 64 | 84 | 87 | 103 | 158 | 118 | 273 | 804 | 722 | 347 | 380 | 276 | 157 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.66m | 12:28PM1.58m | 00:51AM1.59m | 1:24PM1.57m | 1:42AM1.55m | 2:17PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19AM0.19m | 6:41PM0.29m | 7:08AM0.27m | 7:36PM0.36m | 7:56AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
6 | 123 | 199 | 182 | 99 | 53 | 48 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 52 | 79 | 5 | 2 | 412 | 367 | 347 | 380 | 276 | 157 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 20 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | SSE 9 |
37 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 36 | 33 | — | — | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | E 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 7 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 64 | 84 | 87 | 103 | 158 | 118 | 273 | 804 | 722 | — | — | 47 | 59 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 20 | 46 | 46 | 230 | 195 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 166 | 167 |
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