Surf Forecasts:
Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period, ENE swell with 18 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Napier - Hardings Road this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Napier - Hardings Road in the next 16 days are 0.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 23) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sun 20th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Napier - Hardings Road over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 14 | N 3 | ENE 3 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | E 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.64m | 11:06PM1.57m | 11:29AM1.58m | 11:50PM1.50m | 12:20PM1.52m | 00:36AM1.42m | 1:09PM1.47m | 1:24AM1.36m | 1:55PM1.44m | 2:13AM1.33m | 2:41PM1.43m | 3:03AM1.33m | 3:28PM1.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.40m | 5:19AM0.43m | 5:48PM0.42m | 6:04AM0.44m | 6:36PM0.43m | 6:48AM0.43m | 7:24PM0.42m | 7:34AM0.42m | 8:10PM0.39m | 8:24AM0.40m | 8:56PM0.36m | 9:15AM0.37m | 9:43PM0.32m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 131 | 119 | 84 | 90 | 69 | 68 | 39 | 35 | 257 | 46 | 64 | 44 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 36 | 34 | 73 | 77 | 84 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | ENE 3 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 6 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 7 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 14 | — | SE 12 | — | SE 10 | S 19 | S 19 | E 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | S 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 160 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 271 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 89 | 1 | 23 | 34 | 40 | 1 | 184 | 3 | 193 | 238 | 3 |
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