Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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
17.7° 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 4PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)16111111101010141313133434444445555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5219982200003178571276924516775
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
1.57
4:54AM
1.66
5:21PM
1.67
5:47AM
1.73
6:14PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
0.23
10:42PM
0.22
11:09AM
0.20
11:34PM
0.18
12:02PM
0.17
12:27AM
0.15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:40-------5:38-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------5
Temp. °C161717151414151416191917151516161718201918181816
Feels °C (?)91111989111012171613121112121315161413131412
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