Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.8
NE
4
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
17
22
23
20
32
31
24
18
19
22
14
15
9
25
13
9
14
8
8
4
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
30
W
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:17AM1.39m
5:42PM1.51m
6:06AM1.44m
6:28PM1.55m
6:53AM1.50m
7:15PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.30m
11:58PM0.28m
12:12PM0.26m
00:44AM0.24m
12:57PM0.23m
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6:41
6:39
6:39
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5:45
5:45
5:46
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
12
11
11
10
13
16
17
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
10
8
6
5
8
11
9
10
9
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