Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
16.4° 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 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)--
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.1
E
10
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
S
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
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
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
11:49PM1.73m
12:17PM1.59m
00:47AM1.67m
1:15PM1.53m
1:42AM1.61m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.10m
6:12AM0.10m
6:29PM0.12m
7:08AM0.12m
7:26PM0.16m
8:01AM0.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:50
6:50
6:50
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:27
Temp °C
12
12
11
9
9
9
10
14
15
14
13
12
11
10
11
17
18
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
10
10
9
7
6
6
7
12
12
12
11
10
9
7
8
15
15
14
12
11
11
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
Energy kJ
61
61
46
46
26
25
25
24
12
12
12
8
16
10
7
7
1
1
1
2
3
6
60
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
63
4
2
4
8
7
3
3
3
2
9
6
5
6
3
2
2
4
2
2
5
27
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.1
S
14
0.5
ESE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
72
50
4
38
4
3
27
5
3
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
14
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
91
1
1
1
20
20
20
16
89
23
23
20
20
20
20
20
23
20
20
23
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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