Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Nov 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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (10 Nov)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
0
0
2
0
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
4
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2746
3051
3009
2967
3148
3066
2883
2843
2519
2378
2031
1778
1520
1380
1180
1100
1100
1152
1052
1019
964
762
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:21PM0.68m
9:22AM0.42m
9:26PM0.70m
10:38AM0.45m
10:20PM0.72m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.28m
2:10PM0.32m
4:52AM0.24m
3:23PM0.32m
5:36AM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
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