Hanga Poukura Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 6AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
2
W
12
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
214
167
103
102
229
395
1155
1084
969
711
1079
878
722
736
848
1051
Wind (km/h)
25
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
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
2:25AM0.82m
2:29PM0.58m
2:51AM0.81m
2:52PM0.56m
Low Tide
7:50PM0.16m
8:55AM0.20m
8:14PM0.16m
9:22AM0.21m
8:37PM0.17m
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
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