Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 11AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 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 (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNW 2 | ESE 12 | E 10 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.38m | 3:23PM1.47m | 3:41AM1.36m | 4:08PM1.47m | 4:28AM1.36m | 4:54PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.42m | 9:38PM0.41m | 9:55AM0.39m | 10:24PM0.37m | 10:43AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 18 | SE 6 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 61 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 11 | SSE 18 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 5 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | E 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | E 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | 28 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 122 | 23 | 20 | 46 | 46 | 20 |
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