Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Nov 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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 6PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (12 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (12 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.7
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
1285
1206
1189
817
690
560
378
307
264
483
740
857
1002
1408
1722
2366
2117
1969
1743
1315
910
892
984
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30AM0.47m
11:06PM0.74m
12:10PM0.50m
11:45PM0.75m
12:44PM0.53m
00:20AM0.75m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.32m
6:12AM0.18m
5:13PM0.30m
6:43AM0.17m
5:55PM0.29m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:20
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7:18
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7:18
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7:18
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8:43
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8:44
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8:45
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8:45
 mm
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1
1
1
4
2
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1
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Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
18
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
19
19
18
18
19
14
14
13
11
13
14
15
14
16
15
15
15
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