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Napier - Hardings Road Surf Forecast
/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /
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Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° 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: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | |
8 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:25AM1.72m | 10:49PM1.80m | 11:21AM1.66m | 11:49PM1.73m | 12:17PM1.59m | 00:47AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.10m | 5:14AM0.09m | 5:33PM0.10m | 6:12AM0.10m | 6:29PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 301 | 226 | 198 | 170 | 184 | 172 | 141 | 124 | 99 | 92 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | E 10 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 13 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 43 | 42 | 6 | 165 | 133 | 97 | 103 | 76 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 14 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 8 | 26 | 6 | — | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 36 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 3 | — | 27 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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