Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.5
E
0.3
N
0.3
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.2
N
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
Period(s) (?)82713121212121212111111415111111101010141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)321102021431381000000590142199822000
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
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
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
1.40
3:09AM
1.51
3:36PM
1.48
4:01AM
1.58
4:28PM
1.57
4:54AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
0.31
9:23AM
0.26
9:50PM
0.26
10:16AM
0.23
10:42PM
0.22
11:09AM
0.20
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C211816141312141820171514141516171715151515151619
Feels °C (?)171414111191013161211111213101110991010111217
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