Hanga Poukura Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is
21.1° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 24s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 22s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 21s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 9AM is: 1.0m 24s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)24s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)22s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
6
5
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
24
1
SW
24
1
SW
24
1.3
SW
22
1.5
SW
22
1.5
SW
21
1.6
SW
21
1.8
SW
20
2.1
SW
20
1.9
SW
19
3
WSW
19
3
SW
19
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
3
WSW
17
2.4
SW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
815
1092
1083
1542
2039
2020
2371
2640
3355
2723
6903
6857
5861
5729
2339
2285
4941
3029
4001
3669
3800
4089
3582
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:13AM0.77m
1:14PM0.66m
1:55AM0.80m
1:55PM0.63m
2:31AM0.81m
2:30PM0.59m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.23m
7:20PM0.15m
8:16AM0.23m
7:53PM0.16m
8:58AM0.23m
8:22PM0.17m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:44
6:45
 mm
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
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