Hanga Poukura Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.8° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 3PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (08 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
5
3
3
4
2
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)
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1000
904
711
622
501
441
395
345
300
300
268
628
784
1111
1080
2246
1809
2267
2523
5066
4574
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
2:19PM0.61m
2:58AM0.94m
3:01PM0.61m
3:42AM0.93m
3:46PM0.60m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.17m
8:12PM0.07m
9:32AM0.16m
8:53PM0.07m
10:17AM0.17m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:53
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
16
17
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
16
16
17
16
17
17
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