Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
11.7°C
1.7° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 3PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
5
1
0
1
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:51PM1.52m
2:05AM1.43m
2:38PM1.50m
2:53AM1.38m
3:23PM1.47m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.44m
8:05PM0.46m
8:18AM0.44m
8:52PM0.45m
9:06AM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
19
14
12
12
11
10
11
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
13
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
9
11
15
8
6
6
6
5
6
11
10
12
8
8
7
7
9
13
16
12
7
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