Hanga Poukura Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is
20.6° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2
W
12
2.3
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
W
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
612
453
365
255
214
167
103
102
229
462
1155
1265
917
650
1040
603
703
803
941
1023
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
35
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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-off
cross
High Tide
2:04PM0.60m
2:25AM0.82m
2:29PM0.58m
2:51AM0.81m
2:52PM0.56m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.19m
7:50PM0.16m
8:55AM0.20m
8:14PM0.16m
9:22AM0.21m
8:37PM0.17m
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clear
clear
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
13
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
16
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
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