Hanga Poukura Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.7° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 1PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3545
3765
4232
4490
4931
4943
5258
5066
4547
4324
4187
4254
3346
2603
2222
1878
1483
1169
980
817
731
611
517
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
S
50
S
55
S
60
S
50
S
45
SSE
45
S
45
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:01AM0.80m
1:02PM0.61m
1:38AM0.87m
1:40PM0.61m
2:17AM0.91m
2:19PM0.61m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.22m
6:56PM0.13m
8:08AM0.19m
7:33PM0.09m
8:49AM0.17m
8:12PM0.07m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
9
10
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
16
15
15
15
15
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