Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 6 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is

20.9°C

Hanga Poukura 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 Hanga Poukura today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 10AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

Table - waves today at Hanga Poukura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	4899	4692	4250	3889	3709	3487	3163	2925	2558	2392	2238	2073	1837	1759	1760	1559	1438	1218	1133	1058	2468	2627	2510
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				11:03AM0.50m				11:09PM0.85m				11:57AM0.55m				00:01AM0.88m				12:45PM0.59m
Low Tide		5:16AM0.15m				4:23PM0.21m				6:06AM0.10m				5:23PM0.18m				6:50AM0.06m				6:17PM0.15m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	13	14	15	14	13	14	14	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15
kJ	4899	4692	4250	3889	3709	3487	3163	2925	2558	2392	2238	2073	1837	1759	1760	1559	1438	1218	1133	1058	2468	2627	2510
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	ENE 8	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	SW 20	SSW 18	SW 18	NW 20	NW 20	NW 19
kJ	31	29	28	28	28	28	28	24	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	61	218	460	15	60	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 13	N 13	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNW 12	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	SW 20	NNW 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	NW 10	NW 10
kJ	33	3	—	3	3	3	3	14	2	3	3	3	11	10	2	2	16	12	2	2	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	24	45	59	64	66	73	86	69	109	136	153	151	146	128	97	86	83	59	64	71	77	83	86
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	3524	3524	3561	7	3540	3540	3524	3524	3524	3524	3540	3540	3561	3540	7	7	7	3524	3540	7	12	3540	3524
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Rating (10 max)				5											4	4	4			3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4

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