Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.8
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)77888888888888889999991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)277156253302265474438449844840657776476161196205194207207544230207183186
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19AM
1.59
9:36PM
1.64
10:02AM
1.55
10:18PM
1.58
10:43AM
1.49
11:04PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.45
3:56AM
0.43
4:10PM
0.46
4:40AM
0.43
4:53PM
0.46
5:25AM
0.42
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:31-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:53-------5:52-----
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1-12--111---111-------
Temp. °C161717171616161616191921201918171720232119171615
Feels °C (?)141313131315141414171721201918171719221920171614
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