Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.35° S 176.92° E

Tangoio Flat Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tangoio Flat Rock sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tangoio Flat Rock at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
10
2.2
S
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
S
16
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
696
794
112
93
88
84
70
133
53
42
28
27
25
25
29
29
58
58
30
30
28
22
22
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:58AM1.43m
00:21AM1.32m
12:44PM1.40m
1:07AM1.29m
1:30PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.31m
6:21PM0.32m
6:33AM0.33m
7:06PM0.34m
7:18AM0.35m
7:52PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:18
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7:34
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7:35
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Temp °C
6
6
11
14
14
12
9
9
8
9
16
20
19
15
12
11
10
9
14
16
15
13
11
Feels °C
3
2
8
10
11
10
8
7
6
7
14
16
15
13
10
8
7
6
12
14
12
12
10
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