Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 20 | 20 | 66 | 80 | 201 | 199 | 136 | 144 | 129 | 148 | 107 | 184 | 634 | 951 | 878 | 791 | 271 | 228 | 228 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:49PM1.85m | 6:19AM1.70m | 6:44PM1.85m | 7:14AM1.71m | 7:36PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.04m | 00:11AM0.07m | 12:27PM0.03m | 1:06AM0.07m | 1:19PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 49 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 86 | 86 | 89 | 20 | 20 | 307 | 381 | 326 | 278 | 271 | 228 | 228 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 100 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 15 | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 20 | 20 | 66 | 80 | 201 | 199 | 136 | 144 | 129 | 148 | 107 | 184 | 634 | 951 | 878 | 791 | 134 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 46 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 117 | 167 | 167 | 90 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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