Hanga Poukura Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is
20.9° C
0.6° 

Hanga Poukura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Hanga Poukura today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
6
6
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.2
SW
18
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3986
3669
3750
4145
3762
3480
3233
8643
8803
9311
9344
9565
9464
9428
7808
7327
6319
5531
4718
4228
3775
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:30PM0.59m
3:04AM0.82m
3:00PM0.56m
3:34AM0.81m
3:28PM0.54m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.23m
8:22PM0.17m
9:35AM0.24m
8:47PM0.18m
10:09AM0.26m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
20
20
18
19
19
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
14
15
14
15
13
14
14
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
15
16
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Hanga Poukura surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest