Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
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 September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:35PM1.67m | 9:54AM1.71m | 10:25PM1.66m | 10:45AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.23m | 3:47AM0.21m | 4:15PM0.23m | 4:37AM0.22m | 5:08PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NNE 4 | — |
176 | 172 | 115 | 92 | 69 | 60 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | SE 10 | NE 4 |
2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | E 10 | — | SE 9 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 116 |
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