Napier - Hardings Road Surf Forecast

/ Hawkes Bay (22 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.48° S 176.91° E)

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Napier - Hardings Road surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 17.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Napier - Hardings Road this week:

The surf forecast for Napier - Hardings Road over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 19) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Napier - Hardings Road in the next 12 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Monday (Nov 24) at 10PM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	10PM (Wed 19th Nov)	6ft (1.9m) 8s
Best Surf	10PM (Wed 19th Nov)	6ft (1.9m) 8s
Most Powerful	4PM (Wed 19th Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Napier - Hardings Road over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 18		Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	850	536	290	554	304	279	239	194	117	81	57	36	39	25	26	40	27	15	15	14	91
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	ENE	W	WNW	SE	W	ENE	E	W	E	E	SSE	E	E	S	S	ESE	SE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	5:14PM 1.47		5:44AM 1.55	6:01PM 1.49		6:28AM 1.59	6:45PM 1.51		7:11AM 1.62		7:27PM 1.53	7:53AM 1.63		8:10PM 1.53	8:33AM 1.63		8:53PM 1.51	9:13AM 1.61		9:36PM 1.48	9:53AM 1.58
Low Tide / height (m)		11:28PM 0.43	11:58AM 0.44		12:15AM 0.47	12:41PM 0.46		12:59AM 0.48		1:23PM 0.48	1:39AM 0.48		2:05PM 0.48	2:18AM 0.47		2:49PM 0.46	2:57AM 0.46		3:32PM 0.42	3:37AM 0.43

	Tue 18		Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
Sunrise	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41
Sunset	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:10	-	-	8:12	-	-	8:14	-	-	8:15	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	21	21	17	18	23	22	19	21	20	19	17	15	14	15	16	15	16	16	15	17
Feels °C (?)	22	20	18	16	20	20	19	20	19	20	19	16	13	13	13	16	16	15	14	15	16

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The above surf forecast table for Napier - Hardings Road provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Napier - Hardings Road can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Napier - Hardings Road) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Napier - Hardings Road is 6 km (4 miles) from the city of Napier. If you plan a holiday in Hawkes Bay, look for hotels and other accommodation in Napier. Napier has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.