Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 3AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 6 | E 14 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 54 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.68m | 4:51PM1.84m | 5:21AM1.69m | 5:49PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.13m | 10:38AM0.08m | 11:13PM0.09m | 11:34AM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 54 | 43 | 49 | 74 | 119 | 130 | 125 | 117 | 84 | 83 | 52 | 48 | 47 | 20 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | S 10 | E 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 101 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 56 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 46 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | SE 13 | E 11 | S 16 | E 13 | NE 10 | S 20 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | — | NE 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 21 | — | 19 | 21 | 27 | 54 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 90 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 14 |
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