Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 4AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.38m | 3:23PM1.47m | 3:41AM1.36m | 4:08PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.45m | 9:06AM0.42m | 9:38PM0.41m | 9:55AM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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