Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
11.8° C
1.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.4
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
20
20
66
80
201
199
136
144
129
148
107
184
634
951
878
791
271
228
228
245
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
10
E
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:49PM1.85m
6:19AM1.70m
6:44PM1.85m
7:14AM1.71m
7:36PM1.82m
Low Tide
11:34AM0.04m
00:11AM0.07m
12:27PM0.03m
1:06AM0.07m
1:19PM0.06m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
5
1
2
7
3
2
1
4
8
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
9
11
10
12
11
10
11
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
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