Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.7° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
434
393
404
355
478
659
696
673
827
905
755
1426
1407
1470
1408
1367
1269
1380
1699
1452
1380
1423
Wind (km/h)
45
N
45
N
50
N
50
N
55
N
50
N
50
N
50
N
55
N
50
NNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
W
20
SW
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:20AM0.64m
11:13PM0.68m
11:26AM0.64m
00:06AM0.74m
12:18PM0.63m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.28m
4:44PM0.21m
5:28AM0.25m
5:36PM0.19m
6:27AM0.21m
6:18PM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:57
6:58
 mm
1
5
18
7
5
5
4
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
15
11
13
11
10
12
13
12
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