Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 7AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
2.5
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1212108910111212121111101010999914881313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8796075295598481374229136543400188010196614612791881381031381083635132276272
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
35
E
45
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
50
ENE
20
W
40
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41AM
1.45
12:59PM
1.35
1:29AM
1.44
1:51PM
1.36
2:18AM
1.46
2:44PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
0.42
6:58AM
0.36
7:08PM
0.39
7:45AM
0.33
8:01PM
0.36
8:33AM
0.29
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-41-113452----1---------
Temp. °C171718191919202019212118202019201818171718212118
Feels °C (?)161515151312121418151715171716171515141416181714
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