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Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 9PM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)--
Evening (26 Jan)1ft (0.3m)3s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.5
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.5
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.2
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1111333311141313111212111111101044441312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0021110443011240003581113531212
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
15
E
15
E
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
1.67
1:05PM
1.68
1:31AM
1.71
2:00PM
1.68
2:31AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
0.21
6:53AM
0.26
7:18PM
0.22
7:51AM
0.26
8:12PM
0.22
8:51AM
0.25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset-8:34-------8:32-------8:32------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C201918171616181919181615151515171818181716162024
Feels °C (?)181819171515171618171514141515171616191716162022
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