Surf Forecasts:
Hanga Poukura surf forecast from 1 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 3 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period, SSW swell with 7,183 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW 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 Saturday (Jul 04) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 16s period. 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 3.5m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Hanga Poukura over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1787 | 1845 | 1396 | 1203 | 1949 | 6607 | 6730 | 7183 | 6194 | 4611 | 3555 | 1693 | 1447 | 1225 | 4536 | 3321 | 1363 | 2049 | 1822 | 1780 | 1778 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:29PM0.43m | 8:24AM0.71m | 9:42PM0.45m | 9:18AM0.69m | 10:41PM0.49m | 10:10AM0.68m | 11:27PM0.54m | 10:58AM0.66m | 00:04AM0.59m | 11:42AM0.65m | 00:39AM0.66m | 12:23PM0.64m | 1:15AM0.73m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.29m | 1:02AM0.34m | 3:56PM0.28m | 2:15AM0.36m | 4:39PM0.27m | 3:32AM0.37m | 5:14PM0.25m | 4:43AM0.36m | 5:45PM0.23m | 5:43AM0.34m | 6:12PM0.21m | 6:37AM0.30m | 6:41PM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | — | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1787 | 1845 | 1396 | 1203 | 1949 | 6607 | 6730 | 7183 | 6194 | 4611 | 3555 | 1693 | 1447 | 1225 | 22 | 3321 | 1363 | 2049 | 1822 | 1396 | 829 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SW 21 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | WSW 11 | ESE 10 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 270 | 250 | 202 | 157 | 1459 | 100 | 78 | 57 | 54 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 79 | 18 | 3 | 936 | 1170 | 510 | 125 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 25 | SW 22 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 25 | 479 | 131 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 23 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 123 | 187 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 241 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 514 | 947 | 1197 | 4536 | — | — | — | 485 | 1780 | 1778 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3576 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3524 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3524 | 3561 | 3576 | 3587 | 3587 | 3 |
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