Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is
20.7°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.9
SW
19
1.2
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3536
3237
2693
2153
1813
1401
1197
789
356
844
690
702
924
924
736
632
534
608
952
1373
2030
2386
2700
2901
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:44PM0.78m
12:22PM0.55m
00:31AM0.84m
1:03PM0.58m
1:13AM0.89m
1:42PM0.61m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.14m
5:54PM0.17m
7:15AM0.09m
6:40PM0.13m
7:53AM0.07m
7:22PM0.10m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:54
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8:17
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1
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
19
18
19
19
19
20
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
14
14
16
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
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