Hanga Poukura Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Hanga Poukura 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Hanga Poukura sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Hanga Poukura at 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
9
1.4
W
11
1.7
SW
8
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.5
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
474
362
328
335
406
406
387
412
392
559
666
666
666
590
590
510
646
563
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:18PM0.61m
10:24AM0.74m
11:27PM0.67m
11:29AM0.71m
Low Tide
4:06PM0.18m
4:02AM0.27m
5:05PM0.16m
5:22AM0.26m
5:57PM0.15m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
6:43
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
18
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
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