Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 10PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2061
1706
1790
1699
2069
1969
1870
2091
2415
3293
4777
4301
3264
2880
2544
2232
2061
1787
1493
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:17PM0.59m
6:52AM0.65m
7:37PM0.57m
8:16AM0.58m
9:18PM0.59m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.23m
1:23PM0.26m
1:52AM0.29m
2:44PM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:19
8:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
15
16
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