Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 6 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is

21.2°C

Papa Tangaroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (15 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 9AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (15 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 15							Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wed 18
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	892	984	969	969	954	838	825	825	838	784	796	796	796	976	1236	1253	1459	1418	1358	1519	1408	1472	4185	3996	3761	3668
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					1:13PM0.55m			00:52AM0.75m					1:39PM0.58m				1:21AM0.73m				2:04PM0.60m				1:49AM0.72m
Low Tide			7:11AM0.16m			6:31PM0.28m					7:36AM0.16m				7:05PM0.27m				7:58AM0.16m				7:39PM0.27m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16
	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	8:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2
Temp °C	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	17
Feels °C	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	892	984	969	969	954	838	825	825	838	784	796	796	796	976	1236	1253	1459	1418	1358	1519	1408	1472	4185	3996	3761	3668
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 15	NW 18	SW 18	SW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 17	NW 16
kJ	505	618	505	497	418	324	302	242	235	188	146	138	127	94	189	200	208	214	106	334	799	1367	323	312	410	534
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	NW 13	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SW 20	NNW 15	NW 18	NW 18	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 24	NNW 24
kJ	236	183	280	293	297	208	203	236	229	257	178	178	138	183	68	66	68	60	188	142	465	323	116	116	491	491
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 5	E 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6
kJ	32	27	25	26	21	20	18	17	17	23	35	38	25	24	24	21	28	43	67	83	84	83	82	85	85	108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tongo Reef Galapagos - San Cristobal	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Anakena Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tongo Reef Galapagos - San Cristobal	Tongo Reef Galapagos - San Cristobal	Tongo Reef Galapagos - San Cristobal	Tongo Reef Galapagos - San Cristobal	Tongo Reef Galapagos - San Cristobal	El Faro (Puerto Villamil) Galapagos - Isla Isabella	La Gotera Concepcion	Tongo Reef Galapagos - San Cristobal
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2
Distance (km)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	3602	6	6	6	12	6	6	6	3602	3602	3602	3602	3602	3515	3588	3602
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	8	9	6	6	9	9	7	9	8	6	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	8

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