Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today?

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)569910105777777788888911111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3611510817810331183526242426272832464329293964595866
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:41AM
1.77
7:08PM
1.86
7:36AM
1.79
8:01PM
1.91
8:32AM
1.79
8:54PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
0.15
12:55PM
0.14
1:24AM
0.13
1:47PM
0.12
2:21AM
0.11
2:41PM
0.11
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:37-------5:37-------5:35---
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-21-------136---2752412436
Temp. °C191616181918161413121214151414131312131110101113
Feels °C (?)1414151618171412121010131413131010101054456
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