Napier - Hardings Road Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.48° S 176.91° E

Napier - Hardings Road 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Napier - Hardings Road sea temperature is
11.8°C
1.6° 

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 (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 11AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
18
1
S
6
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.5
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
0
SE
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:53AM1.38m
3:23PM1.47m
3:41AM1.36m
4:08PM1.47m
4:28AM1.36m
4:54PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.42m
9:38PM0.41m
9:55AM0.39m
10:24PM0.37m
10:43AM0.34m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
13
16
17
16
13
12
12
12
13
17
19
18
16
16
15
11
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
5
8
12
15
10
8
8
8
7
9
13
16
16
13
12
11
9
8
8
7
6
6
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