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Napier - Hardings Road Surf Forecast
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Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napier - Hardings Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | |
14 | 14 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 122 | 149 | 151 | 100 | 132 | 257 | 238 | 638 | 246 | 177 | 188 | 180 | 84 | 167 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.64m | 6:10AM1.54m | 6:37PM1.65m | 6:53AM1.53m | 7:18PM1.64m | 7:37AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.47m | 12:23PM0.47m | 00:50AM0.47m | 1:03PM0.46m | 1:34AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 293 | 246 | 177 | 188 | 180 | 84 | 167 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | E 10 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 16 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | E 14 | S 11 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 122 | 149 | 151 | 100 | 132 | 257 | 238 | 638 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 37 | 23 | 130 | 130 | 210 | 176 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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