Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.9
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)99999888138771212121212121111441111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18010310199994948330192121143138100100006138112121
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
20
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
1.36
2:18AM
1.46
2:44PM
1.40
3:09AM
1.51
3:36PM
1.48
4:01AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
0.36
8:33AM
0.29
8:56PM
0.31
9:23AM
0.26
9:50PM
0.26
10:16AM
0.23
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C202018171614161920181613131316182018151514151618
Feels °C (?)18181515151315171716141010911121613111111121112
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