Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 9PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
1.3
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.1
SE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
9
2.4
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
2
SSW
14
1
ESE
9
0.7
S
13
0.9
ESE
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
0.4
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
S
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:05PM1.69m
10:28AM1.70m
10:54PM1.65m
11:17AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.26m
4:22AM0.28m
4:46PM0.32m
5:10AM0.34m
5:36PM0.38m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
8
7
7
6
6
5
9
10
9
9
9
10
8
9
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
3
1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
3
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
11
8
7
9
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