Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.39° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 6AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)18ft (5.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3664
4267
4501
3818
4320
5639
6269
7066
6880
6924
5554
4878
4833
4205
3472
3095
2762
Wind (km/h)
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
55
S
55
SSW
65
SSE
65
SSE
65
SSE
65
SSE
60
SE
55
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
50
SE
50
SE
45
SE
45
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:24AM0.72m
12:23PM0.60m
1:01AM0.80m
1:02PM0.61m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.26m
6:22PM0.17m
7:27AM0.22m
6:56PM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:52
 mm
5
3
2
12
5
6
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
10
8
8
6
6
6
5
6
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
10
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