
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 10PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59PM1.63m | 10:17AM1.61m | 10:46PM1.64m | 11:05AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.27m | 4:14AM0.25m | 4:33PM0.28m | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:24PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
171 | 277 | 268 | 277 | 358 | 449 | 455 | 277 | 241 | 296 | 271 | 271 | 200 | 196 | 167 | 204 | 216 | 180 | 170 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | E 18 | S 11 | ESE 14 | SE 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 87 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 269 | 18 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 178 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 12 | SW 3 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3221 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 3 | 217 | 230 | 230 | 176 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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