Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hanga Poukura today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 6PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Hanga Poukura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, gales from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 565 | 692 | 793 | 1449 | 505 | 472 | 543 | 543 | 536 | 463 | 424 | 412 | 400 | 476 | 530 | 1676 | 2124 | 2755 | 2363 | 1082 | 1930 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:08PM0.59m | 2:16AM0.80m | 2:34PM0.59m | 2:42AM0.80m | 2:56PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20AM0.14m | 7:49PM0.17m | 8:48AM0.14m | 8:14PM0.16m | 9:12AM0.16m | 8:38PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 24 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NNW 9 | WNW 11 | S 9 | NW 10 | N 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 280 | 179 | 793 | 1449 | 288 | 237 | 543 | 543 | 536 | 463 | 424 | 142 | 400 | 476 | 530 | 1507 | 2124 | 7 | 2363 | 1070 | 1930 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 9 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 565 | 692 | 222 | 24 | 505 | 472 | 178 | 126 | 82 | 87 | 16 | 412 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1099 | 2 | 309 | 299 | 311 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | — | S 9 | S 10 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 11 | — | NW 10 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 90 | 117 | 179 | 406 | 474 | 791 | 1211 | 2064 | 1676 | — | 2755 | — | 1082 | 973 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3524 | 3587 | 3635 | 3609 | 3609 | 3609 | 3609 | 3609 | 3609 | 3609 | 3561 | 3561 | 3540 | 3540 | 3524 | 3524 |
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