Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 12AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1160 | 1519 | 2354 | 5261 | 5627 | 5645 | 9565 | 9165 | 8828 | 8390 | 7832 | 6907 | 6161 | 5351 | 4733 | 4455 | 3999 | 3594 | 3110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21PM0.55m | 9:43AM0.54m | 10:29PM0.63m | 10:48AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.32m | 3:39AM0.33m | 3:54PM0.29m | 4:58AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 981 | 1519 | 1199 | 5261 | 5627 | 5645 | 9565 | 9165 | 8828 | 8390 | 7832 | 6907 | 6161 | 5351 | 4733 | 4455 | 3999 | 3594 | 3110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 16 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1160 | 88 | 2354 | 140 | 188 | 406 | 400 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 115 | 112 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | W 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 20 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 89 | 24 | 88 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1159 | 1170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3635 | 3635 | 3588 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 12 | 3525 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3541 | 3541 | 3541 | 3541 | 3562 | 3541 | 12 | 12 |
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