Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.4° 

Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
7
8
1
0
1
1
1
4
7
4
5
5
7
5
14
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
N
10
W
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:19AM1.60m
12:49PM1.60m
1:09AM1.56m
1:41PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.34m
6:34AM0.34m
7:03PM0.40m
7:22AM0.40m
7:55PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
6
6
6
9
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
4
3
4
4
7
8
9
7
7
6
6
7
12
10
10
8
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