Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.5° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 12PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (25 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
2.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8933
8108
7249
6288
5407
4873
4206
3495
3104
2834
2536
2294
2148
1928
1777
1764
1558
1363
1125
805
655
675
1164
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34AM0.81m
3:28PM0.54m
4:03AM0.80m
3:55PM0.52m
4:33AM0.79m
4:25PM0.50m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.26m
9:11PM0.20m
10:43AM0.27m
9:36PM0.21m
11:18AM0.29m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
10
11
12
14
13
14
15
16
17
17
18
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
17
17
18
17
17
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