Papa Tangaroa Surf Break
Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.39° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Papa Tangaroa

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
22.7° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Papa Tangaroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 1AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SW
14
3.5
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
1.7
SSW
14
3.5
W
13
3
WSW
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.7
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3598
3340
2924
2700
2370
2037
1835
1576
1446
1340
1126
915
2137
1982
1449
1130
4199
2440
2246
1724
1375
1027
894
1573
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:34PM0.68m
1:24AM0.67m
1:11PM0.66m
2:01AM0.73m
1:51PM0.64m
2:44AM0.78m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.18m
7:20AM0.28m
7:30PM0.16m
8:10AM0.26m
8:03PM0.14m
9:04AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
22
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
19
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
W
10
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
3
WSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.9
WSW
10
2.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3598
3340
2924
2700
2370
2037
1835
1576
1446
1340
552
915
1016
1208
1193
1130
1061
2440
1023
919
892
769
710
1573
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
W
10
1.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
S
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
24
1.6
SSW
14
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
W
8
Energy kJ
47
46
12
12
12
12
12
164
202
440
1126
227
304
33
207
313
22
1017
53
53
40
30
894
258
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
11
1.1
N
7
0.1
NW
13
1
N
7
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Energy kJ
12
12
12
5
107
7
86
22
47
118
118
30
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.6
N
6
2
NNW
6
3
NW
7
3.5
NW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3.5
W
13
1.5
NW
7
3
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
30
36
67
98
123
164
230
90
113
169
291
855
2137
1982
1449
933
4199
242
2246
1724
1375
1027
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
2
5
2
2
4
Distance (km)
3541
3526
3541
3541
3581
3588
3674
3636
3636
3526
3526
3541
3541
3526
3526
3526
3526
3526
3526
3562
3526
3562
13
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
9
7
6
8
6
6
5
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