Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.7° 

Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E 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 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
0
1
4
14
0
0
3
7
13
17
6
4
2
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
W
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM1.55m
1:01PM1.56m
1:17AM1.49m
1:51PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:25PM0.42m
6:44AM0.43m
7:15PM0.45m
7:30AM0.44m
8:05PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
7
6
8
15
15
15
12
12
14
14
15
18
18
13
12
Feels °C
8
6
3
2
4
12
13
12
9
8
10
9
9
13
16
6
5
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