Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 6PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.50m | 7:15PM1.60m | 7:39AM1.57m | 8:00PM1.64m | 8:24AM1.63m | 8:47PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:57PM0.23m | 1:30AM0.22m | 1:43PM0.22m | 2:15AM0.21m | 2:32PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 149 | 161 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 20 | S 19 | SE 11 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1607 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 122 | 16 | 182 | 167 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
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