Hanga Poukura Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 12PM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
4
NW
10
4
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.3
W
11
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
593
3081
2653
2457
1448
1267
1630
1293
2615
2781
3187
3404
3907
4411
5302
4815
5387
5480
4732
4482
4115
3337
Wind (km/h)
55
N
65
NNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:42AM0.80m
2:56PM0.59m
3:06AM0.78m
3:18PM0.58m
3:31AM0.76m
3:41PM0.58m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.16m
8:38PM0.17m
9:35AM0.17m
9:03PM0.17m
9:58AM0.19m
9:29PM0.18m
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:13
 mm
1
19
4
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
12
15
15
16
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
  • 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