Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 4AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:28AM1.65m | 12:56PM1.72m | 1:24AM1.65m | 1:55PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.29m | 6:41AM0.25m | 7:17PM0.27m | 7:36AM0.23m | 8:17PM0.22m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 73 | 49 | 144 | 67 | 84 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 37 | 27 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 97 | 102 | 100 | 54 | 62 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 49 | 18 | 34 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 37 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 16 |
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