Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
4
SSE
0.3
E
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
2.1
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)8888111111111111111111101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4848442939848485000021000018880006
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
1.79
8:54PM
1.91
9:29AM
1.76
9:50PM
1.87
10:25AM
1.72
10:49PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
0.11
2:41PM
0.11
3:19AM
0.09
3:38PM
0.10
4:16AM
0.09
4:35PM
0.10
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:35-------5:34-------5:32---
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
74264213362-112--1-311---
Temp. °C1213131212131211111111121110998981213121010
Feels °C (?)101010548422445443334488866
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