Hanga Poukura Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is
21.0° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
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
10
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
SW
26
0.9
SW
24
1
SW
24
1
SW
24
1.3
SW
22
1.6
SW
22
1.5
SW
21
1.6
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
612
522
495
486
394
387
308
302
242
178
527
815
1092
1083
1542
2266
2020
2371
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:24AM0.73m
12:25PM0.69m
1:13AM0.77m
1:14PM0.66m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.15m
6:30AM0.24m
6:41PM0.14m
7:27AM0.23m
7:20PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:44
 mm
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
20
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
18
17
17
18
18
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