Surf Forecasts:
Hanga Poukura surf forecast from 24 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 6PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 9,444 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Hanga Poukura this week:
The surf forecast for Hanga Poukura over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Hanga Poukura in the next 16 days are 4.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jul 27) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hanga Poukura over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3975 | 3678 | 8803 | 9344 | 8021 | 6319 | 5095 | 3606 | 2379 | 1928 | 1626 | 1131 | 723 | 1400 | 450 | 370 | 573 | 689 | 637 | 594 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:04AM0.82m | 3:00PM0.56m | 3:34AM0.81m | 3:28PM0.54m | 4:03AM0.80m | 3:55PM0.52m | 4:33AM0.79m | 4:25PM0.50m | 5:06AM0.77m | 5:01PM0.48m | 5:44AM0.73m | 5:49PM0.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.24m | 8:47PM0.18m | 10:09AM0.26m | 9:11PM0.20m | 10:43AM0.27m | 9:36PM0.21m | 11:18AM0.29m | 10:03PM0.23m | 11:59AM0.30m | 10:34PM0.26m | 12:47PM0.32m | 11:14PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3975 | 3678 | 8803 | 9344 | 8021 | 6319 | 5095 | 3606 | 2379 | 1928 | 1626 | 1131 | 723 | 1400 | 450 | 370 | 573 | 689 | 637 | 594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1092 | 2448 | 117 | 80 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 73 | 343 | 336 | 250 | 413 | 468 | 378 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 252 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 96 | 90 | 314 | 108 | 78 | 208 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3634 | 3579 | 3579 | 3587 | 3601 | 3601 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3609 | 3524 | 3524 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
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