Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
2.3
S
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
N
3
0.4
NW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
0
9
9
2
2
2
2
9
9
9
14
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SW
10
W
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
15
W
25
W
20
W
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM1.63m
8:47PM1.67m
9:08AM1.68m
9:35PM1.67m
9:54AM1.71m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.21m
2:32PM0.22m
3:00AM0.21m
3:23PM0.23m
3:47AM0.21m
4:15PM0.23m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
8
7
6
8
10
11
11
12
11
12
13
17
19
16
14
13
12
12
14
19
20
18
16
Feels °C
4
2
2
6
6
8
5
6
5
6
8
14
14
10
9
8
7
8
10
16
18
15
13
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