Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 11AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
6
6
7
6
6
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
967
1096
1017
1147
1160
1519
2354
5261
5627
5645
9281
9165
8496
7832
7523
6907
6161
5162
4733
4251
3669
3436
3110
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:11AM0.55m
9:21PM0.55m
9:43AM0.54m
10:29PM0.63m
10:48AM0.55m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.35m
2:50PM0.32m
3:39AM0.33m
3:54PM0.29m
4:58AM0.28m
4:43PM0.25m
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:04
7:04
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
13
11
13
11
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
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