Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.1° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 2AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (10 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
N
3
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
7
5
3
4
6
6
4
1
4
4
16
15
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:07AM1.60m
4:32PM1.73m
5:03AM1.61m
5:28PM1.73m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.11m
10:20AM0.09m
10:54PM0.11m
11:14AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
7
7
7
11
14
14
12
10
9
8
8
8
11
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
4
4
4
8
11
11
9
6
4
4
4
4
9
10
9
8
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