Tangoio Flat Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.35° S 176.92° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tangoio Flat Rock sea temperature is

12.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tangoio Flat Rock today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tangoio Flat Rock at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (24 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	2	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 5	ENE 5	ESE 11	E 8	ENE 8	E 11	NE 6	ENE 11	E 12	E 12	E 11	SE 17	E 11	S 6	E 11	ESE 15	S 7	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSE 7	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	11	10	5	4	12	5	13	20	44	130	132	99	90	90	87	105	89	123	178	265	250	292	310
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	S	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:11AM1.39m				1:41PM1.41m				2:00AM1.35m				2:28PM1.40m				2:47AM1.33m					3:15PM1.40m
Low Tide			7:25AM0.27m				7:53PM0.33m				8:11AM0.31m				8:41PM0.35m				8:57AM0.32m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	9	10	11	15	15	14	13	13	11	10	10	10	12	9	8	8	7	6	7	9	9	7	5
Feels °C	6	7	8	11	11	11	9	9	9	8	8	7	9	5	3	4	3	2	4	6	5	3	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	E 11	ENE 6	ENE 11	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	4	5	5	3	3	3	13	20	21	130	132	99	90	90	87	84	82	56	82	265	250	236	229
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	E 8	E 12	SE 11	E 11	E 13	SE 18	SE 18	ESE 18	SE 17	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	SSE 7	S 15	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	11	10	4	4	12	5	3	5	35	4	13	12	30	72	12	15	89	123	123	37	4	40	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SE 11	NE 4	S 9	E 11	E 19	SE 13	SE 18	SE 12	S 18	SE 16	ESE 16	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	5	1	2	2	7	27	49	24	6	67	98	10	10	19	5	21	19	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 3	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 6	N 3	—	S 2	SSW 3	S 5	WSW 2	S 6	—	SW 2	S 7	S 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8
kJ	—	8	9	1	3	5	6	9	44	6	—	1	6	7	1	105	—	1	178	246	42	292	310
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Matata Bay of Plenty	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	10	82	82	169	82	156	107	117	82	3	3	0	0	0	113	15	163	15	0	0	0	15	15
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth									Mohaka River Mouth	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay		Tutaekuri River Mouth		Waimarama	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Waimarama	Napier - The Reef
Rating (10 max)	1									1	1	1	1	1		1		3	1	2	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Fox River West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Tairua Bar Coromandel	Papatowai Catlins	Spooky's West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	1	2	4	4	4	1	1	4	4	5	2	6	6	7	5	5	6	5	6	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	7	5	5	6	5	6	5	5	5

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