Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 4AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | NNE 4 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.55m | 1:01PM1.56m | 1:17AM1.49m | 1:51PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.42m | 6:44AM0.43m | 7:15PM0.45m | 7:30AM0.44m | 8:05PM0.46m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 55 | 37 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 50 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | E 8 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 2 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 |
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