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Napier - Hardings Road Surf Forecast
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Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 7AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | |
10 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 119 | 128 | 108 | 128 | 103 | 153 | 220 | 587 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.53m | 5:53PM1.64m | 6:10AM1.54m | 6:37PM1.65m | 6:53AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.45m | 11:41AM0.47m | 00:07AM0.47m | 12:23PM0.47m | 00:50AM0.47m | 1:03PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 30 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 250 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 119 | 128 | 108 | 128 | 103 | 153 | 220 | 587 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 89 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 127 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 37 | 117 | 14 |
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