Napier - Hardings Road surf break

Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 29 May 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Napier - Hardings Road today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (29 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
12 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
14
11
14
6
9
13
19
15
23
33
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:53AM1.51m
4:22PM1.60m
4:41AM1.52m
5:08PM1.63m
5:26AM1.53m
5:53PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.41m
10:38PM0.43m
10:55AM0.46m
11:23PM0.45m
11:41AM0.47m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
11
13
14
12
13
14
14
15
18
19
17
17
17
11
10
9
12
10
11
10
9
8
8
7
9
11
13
10
11
11
10
11
14
16
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
19
0.8
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
406
398
309
182
172
87
20
20
80
74
71
68
66
60
30
29
4
25
25
15
9
9
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
2
20
47
35
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
6
27
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
6
6
6
2
2
2
1
2
5
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
Energy kJ
4
14
11
14
6
9
13
19
15
23
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
3
3
3
3
14
91
14
16
16
1
1
1
14
46
16
16
23
16
23
23
20
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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