Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.39° W

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
22.3° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 10PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (20 Jun)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
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
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1884
1609
1651
1672
1412
1412
1412
1323
1396
1547
1845
2062
1825
1780
1759
2084
2328
2825
3022
3182
3589
3269
3152
3224
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
NNW
35
NNE
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
W
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:35AM0.70m
12:32PM0.75m
1:25AM0.74m
1:21PM0.70m
2:11AM0.76m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.10m
6:27AM0.23m
7:00PM0.11m
7:28AM0.23m
7:39PM0.13m
8:23AM0.24m
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:06
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
 mm
1
2
2
6
2
4
10
1
3
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
22
20
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
19
19
15
15
15
15
17
17
18
17
15
13
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
2
NE
8
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.3
SW
8
2.3
SW
9
2
SSW
9
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
Energy kJ
1884
1609
1651
1672
1412
1412
1412
1323
477
1547
1845
2062
1825
778
745
595
2328
2825
3022
3182
3589
3269
3152
3224
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
SE
8
1.8
SW
15
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
161
208
236
149
85
87
87
65
1396
85
85
345
187
1780
1759
2084
575
453
408
339
297
245
235
146
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
11
0.6
E
7
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.3
N
6
Energy kJ
61
61
58
36
97
53
42
40
32
35
28
83
67
159
131
108
86
191
193
201
182
171
157
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.1
NW
5
2.3
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
1.4
W
6
2
WSW
7
1.3
S
9
Energy kJ
154
122
140
225
202
228
202
355
53
605
636
121
331
262
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
9
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
3562
3562
3526
3562
3562
3541
3541
3541
3541
3526
3526
3526
3526
13
13
13
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
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Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
9
8
8
7
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
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