Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
3
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:35PM1.67m
9:54AM1.71m
10:25PM1.66m
10:45AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:23PM0.23m
3:47AM0.21m
4:15PM0.23m
4:37AM0.22m
5:08PM0.23m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
14
12
10
9
12
18
18
17
14
14
15
16
17
18
19
16
14
Feels °C
15
13
8
7
7
5
9
15
14
15
11
11
11
12
13
12
14
10
8
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