Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than 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 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)999855588888888888888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2524232341191312111212101055555555545
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
E
20
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
1.69
9:47PM
1.67
10:12AM
1.71
10:33PM
1.71
11:02AM
1.71
11:22PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.16
3:57AM
0.17
4:26PM
0.16
4:50AM
0.19
5:15PM
0.17
5:43AM
0.20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48
Sunset---8:06-------8:04-------8:02----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151718181714131217222524161312121517171615141313
Feels °C (?)1414151516131291321201912109101314141413131212
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