Tangoio Flat Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.35° S 176.92° E

Tangoio Flat Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tangoio Flat Rock sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.5° 

Tangoio Flat Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tangoio Flat Rock today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tangoio Flat Rock at 10AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Tangoio Flat Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
9
1.7
S
8
0.8
S
13
0.9
ESE
8
1.7
S
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
386
212
123
390
94
96
79
79
65
95
94
67
86
55
37
18
17
17
13
12
14
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM1.46m
11:47PM1.41m
12:14PM1.43m
00:35AM1.36m
1:02PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.21m
5:42PM0.26m
6:02AM0.26m
6:30PM0.31m
6:48AM0.30m
7:17PM0.34m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
10
13
12
9
8
8
7
7
9
13
14
10
9
8
7
7
10
16
17
14
12
Feels °C
6
5
7
10
9
7
7
6
5
5
7
10
11
8
7
6
4
4
8
14
15
11
9
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