Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 4PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 3 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.42m | 7:01PM1.55m | 7:25AM1.45m | 7:45PM1.56m | 8:09AM1.49m | 8:29PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:42PM0.31m | 1:18AM0.30m | 1:25PM0.29m | 2:02AM0.27m | 2:10PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 119 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 39 | 37 | 127 | 100 | 77 | 78 | 66 | 182 | 153 | 142 | 137 | 110 | 98 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 33 | 47 | 29 | 46 | 43 | 68 | 65 | 84 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 16 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 2 | 193 | 193 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
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