Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 10PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
4
14
14
3
3
5
6
5
5
5
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:28PM1.73m
5:58AM1.65m
6:20PM1.73m
6:51AM1.69m
7:10PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:48PM0.12m
12:06PM0.11m
00:40AM0.15m
12:57PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
12
10
8
8
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
11
12
16
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
7
6
5
5
7
7
8
7
7
7
4
5
8
12
7
8
9
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