Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 10AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 157 | 103 | 85 | 69 | 150 | 107 | 168 | 447 | 289 | 555 | 304 | 265 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:19AM1.70m | 6:44PM1.85m | 7:14AM1.71m | 7:36PM1.82m | 8:06AM1.73m | 8:26PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.07m | 12:27PM0.03m | 1:06AM0.07m | 1:19PM0.06m | 1:57AM0.09m | 2:12PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 14 | E 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 8 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | 66 | 70 | 20 | 88 | 20 | 19 | 222 | 18 | 297 | 304 | 265 | 223 | 230 | 247 | 258 | 215 | 143 | 120 | 101 | 144 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 7 | S 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 132 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 103 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | S 17 | E 11 | S 16 | S 19 | SW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 13 | — | S 17 | — | — | S 20 | — | S 20 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 22 | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 47 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 103 | 157 | 103 | 85 | 69 | 150 | 107 | 168 | 447 | 289 | 555 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 154 | 163 | 12 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 129 | 90 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 167 | 167 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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