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 12 pm Saturday 15 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 17.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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 Sunday (Nov 16) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Napier - Hardings Road in the next 12 days are 2.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 19) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 16) at 1AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	1AM (Sun 16th Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m) 10s
Best Surf	7PM (Wed 19th Nov)	6ft (1.8m) 10s
Most Powerful	1AM (Wed 19th Nov)	8ft (2.4m) 8s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	9	8	10	11	10	9	9	10	9	9	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	329	311	208	162	239	125	94	90	134	172	198	782	313	434	284	139	103	92	60	78	49
Wind (km/h)	WNW	SW	WSW	ENE	ENE	WNW	E	ENE	N	ENE	NE	NE	E	E	W	NE	E	WNW	E	ESE	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)		2:44PM 1.53	3:18AM 1.45		3:34PM 1.49		4:10AM 1.47	4:25PM 1.47		4:58AM 1.51	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
Low Tide / height (m)			9:03PM 0.25	9:28AM 0.33		9:51PM 0.31	10:22AM 0.37		10:39PM 0.37	11:12AM 0.41		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

	Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:47	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:43	-	-
Sunset	-	8:05	-	-	8:06	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:07	-	-	8:08	-	-	8:09	-	-	8:10	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	22	16	14	14	14	17	17	17	21	22	17	21	19	19	19	20	19	25	28	23
Feels °C (?)	12	16	13	10	9	14	14	14	16	18	22	14	19	19	20	20	20	18	23	27	24

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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.