Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 9PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s 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 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 5 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.52m | 2:05AM1.43m | 2:38PM1.50m | 2:53AM1.38m | 3:23PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM0.46m | 8:18AM0.44m | 8:52PM0.45m | 9:06AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
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