Surf Forecasts:
Napier - Hardings Road surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period, ENE swell with 20 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 0.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 19) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Napier - Hardings Road over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, listen up. Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. I’m looking at the next 16 days and honestly, there’s not much to write home about. The whole period is a bit of a flat spell. There’s hardly any surfable energy for the vast majority of the window, so we’re looking at a long run of days where the board might as well stay in the bag. From now right through to the end of the month, we’ve got a massive gap of days where there is simply no worthwhile wave to chase. Don't hold your breath for anything remotely rideable until Saturday 19 September morning, and even then, it’s barely a whisper.
The only break in the game is Napier - Hardings Road. This is a sheltered east-facing point break that is inconsistent at the best of times. Over the entire forecast, it barely flickers. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.
For that Saturday morning, 19 September, we might see a tiny pulse. The swell direction is east-northeast at a very long 10 seconds period, giving it that groundswell feel, but the height is only 1.0 ft with a combined wave energy of just (20). That’s weak, no two ways about it. The saving grace is the wind – it’s swinging to a glassy southwesterly at 3 mph. If there was any wave to be had, it would be clean as a whistle, but you’d be battling for a knee-high dribble. Conditions are rated as glassy, so if you're desperate for a paddle and have a longboard, you could have a look. The crowds are listed as often, but for that sort of surf, I doubt many will bother.
After that brief window, it shuts right back down. The 20th through to the end of the month is a desert of zeros. There’s a couple of moments on the 27th morning where we see a 0.7 ft wave with glassy conditions again, but that’s it. No real power, no push. It’s just a flat, frustrating run for surfers. This sort of extended blank run is more normal for a sheltered spot like this when the swell windows just don’t align.
If you’re a kite surfer? Well, from the 22nd onwards we get some proper wind up, with strong breezes from the south and southwest hitting 19–25 mph. For paddle surfing, it’s a no-go, but for a kite, the setup might look far more interesting.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 12 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | S 8 | N 2 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
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 kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.75m | 8:47PM1.69m | 9:09AM1.74m | 9:34PM1.66m | 9:53AM1.70m | 10:20PM1.62m | 10:40AM1.64m | 11:06PM1.57m | 11:29AM1.58m | 11:50PM1.50m | 12:20PM1.52m | 00:36AM1.42m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.25m | 2:38PM0.27m | 3:00AM0.31m | 3:26PM0.32m | 3:46AM0.37m | 4:14PM0.37m | 4:33AM0.40m | 5:00PM0.40m | 5:19AM0.43m | 5:48PM0.42m | 6:04AM0.44m | 6:36PM0.43m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 60 | 51 | 47 | 11 | 30 | 20 | 94 | 58 | 55 | 8 | 108 | 93 | 73 | 42 | 68 | 19 | 78 | 36 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | E 3 | S 8 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 6 | NE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 73 | 28 | 47 | 121 | 5 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | ENE 3 | E 12 | S 8 | ESE 14 | NE 5 | S 17 | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 7 | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | S 8 | N 2 | — | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 46 | — | 89 | 336 | 1 | — | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1 | 20 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 167 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
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