Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 3PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
1.4
SSW
11
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
744
1387
1533
1470
1327
1235
1288
1401
1422
1093
972
894
751
666
579
539
513
431
469
610
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
45
NW
40
NW
25
NW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:26AM0.64m
00:06AM0.74m
12:18PM0.63m
00:49AM0.78m
1:00PM0.63m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.19m
6:27AM0.21m
6:18PM0.17m
7:14AM0.19m
6:54PM0.16m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:58
6:58
 mm
14
3
2
3
1
2
5
4
6
2
1
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
13
12
16
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
14
13
11
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