Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 12AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
19
1.8
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2448
2483
2187
1894
1623
1599
1380
1543
2141
2894
5366
5876
5959
5880
5672
5478
4268
3684
3204
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:13PM0.55m
1:04AM0.77m
1:40PM0.57m
1:33AM0.77m
2:04PM0.58m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.22m
7:45AM0.12m
7:10PM0.21m
8:10AM0.13m
7:38PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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8:25
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
12
13
14
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
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