Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 2AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (19 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
6
5
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
12
9
11
6
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNE
20
W
20
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:06PM1.57m
11:29AM1.58m
11:50PM1.50m
12:20PM1.52m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.43m
5:48PM0.42m
6:04AM0.44m
6:36PM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
12
16
18
16
15
14
15
13
10
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
11
15
13
11
12
10
12
6
1
6
7
5
5
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