Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
17.8° 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 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (15 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
NW
0.4
ESE
0.2
NNE
0.1
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)121212127121121141611111110101014131313344
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1431381000800101521998220000569
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
0
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
1.51
3:36PM
1.48
4:01AM
1.58
4:28PM
1.57
4:54AM
1.66
5:21PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
0.26
9:50PM
0.26
10:16AM
0.23
10:42PM
0.22
11:09AM
0.20
11:34PM
0.18
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:39-------6:41-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:42-------5:40---
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C131214182018161414151618171515151514151819171516
Feels °C (?)118101317141111121310121199101111111616141213
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