Hanga Poukura Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 10AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
2
W
8
2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
1.7
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
484
460
419
477
747
411
482
381
418
379
406
431
460
550
650
634
634
570
500
500
510
612
581
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:12AM0.78m
10:18PM0.61m
10:24AM0.74m
11:27PM0.67m
11:29AM0.71m
Low Tide
2:32AM0.26m
4:06PM0.18m
4:02AM0.27m
5:05PM0.16m
5:22AM0.26m
5:57PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
6:43
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
15
16
17
16
17
18
17
18
18
19
20
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
  • 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