Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 8AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (04 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
4.5
W
11
2.3
WSW
12
4.5
W
11
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6855
5887
5672
5046
4355
3684
2997
2454
2155
1937
1671
1671
1529
1520
1297
1358
1358
1449
4311
1427
4382
1880
2329
2506
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
55
NW
55
NW
45
NW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:41PM0.49m
10:10AM0.68m
11:27PM0.54m
10:58AM0.66m
00:04AM0.59m
11:42AM0.65m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.37m
5:14PM0.25m
4:43AM0.36m
5:45PM0.23m
5:43AM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:36
6:37
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
19
20
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.3
WSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
6855
5887
5672
5046
4355
3684
2997
2454
2155
1937
1671
1671
1529
1508
1297
1358
1358
1449
1303
1351
1193
1880
2329
2506
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
0.2
ESE
10
1.9
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
20
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
9
1.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
55
55
54
55
42
51
52
56
39
39
30
26
18
18
19
22
87
578
10
1427
78
1210
947
924
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
S
22
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
NNW
8
Energy kJ
17
27
26
23
23
21
12
19
4
4
4
6
3
11
11
9
10
4
1158
987
221
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.8
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
4.5
W
11
4
WNW
10
4.5
W
11
2.1
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
10
Energy kJ
26
63
204
372
611
970
1341
1423
1455
1520
1507
1668
2074
2126
4311
2552
4382
736
579
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3562
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3562
3562
3562
3562
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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