Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.9° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 1PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
4
0
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6161
5594
4733
4455
4024
3761
3110
2903
2763
2606
2570
2595
2191
2012
1982
1730
1607
1365
1206
1167
993
748
817
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:48AM0.55m
11:18PM0.71m
11:37AM0.57m
00:00AM0.79m
12:17PM0.59m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.28m
4:43PM0.25m
5:52AM0.22m
5:24PM0.20m
6:35AM0.17m
6:02PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:05
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
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