Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.4° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 1AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
1
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
NE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.6
N
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
11
0.8
NE
6
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
4
1
3
7
4
9
2
4
5
6
21
39
98
140
101
90
64
61
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
25
W
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:49PM1.60m
1:09AM1.56m
1:41PM1.59m
1:58AM1.53m
2:31PM1.57m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.40m
7:22AM0.40m
7:55PM0.45m
8:10AM0.45m
8:45PM0.48m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
9
8
7
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
6
8
11
12
10
8
8
9
6
6
4
3
2
0
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