Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is

20.6°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 7AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	15s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	753	1314	1279	862	1006	1643	1806	1643	1602	1581	1581	1399	1466	1407	1253	1271	1203	1094	1079	951	911	801	711	690	690	569	569
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide		2:16AM0.84m				2:53PM0.69m				2:58AM0.77m				3:36PM0.69m				3:40AM0.70m					4:21PM0.69m				4:24AM0.62m
Low Tide				8:46AM0.07m				8:46PM0.16m				9:23AM0.10m				9:36PM0.19m				9:58AM0.14m					10:31PM0.23m


	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:37	—	—	—	8:38
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	16	14	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	753	1314	1279	862	1006	1643	1806	1643	1602	1581	1581	1399	1466	1407	1253	1271	1203	1094	1079	951	911	801	711	690	690	569	569
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	S 10	NW 16	SW 17	SW 18	S 10	NW 15	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SSW 15	NW 13	NW 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	NW 21
kJ	407	48	90	560	455	46	134	45	41	58	48	47	46	46	41	25	62	62	62	61	61	71	61	61	149	128	449
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 16	NW 16	NW 12	S 10	NW 15	NW 15	S 9	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	NW 13	NW 24	NW 24	NW 13	NW 22	NW 12
kJ	91	90	23	31	77	136	42	104	104	104	75	74	73	69	64	63	24	24	13	12	12	61	141	141	59	290	53
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	—	—	ENE 7
kJ	22	32	64	71	76	64	49	40	37	36	29	27	42	78	89	80	98	130	119	127	127	125	129	141	—	—	145
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	5	5	2
Distance (km)	3541	6	3635	3677	3759	3759	3541	3525	6	3541	3541	3562	3759	6	6	3562	3562	3562	3562	3562	6	6	3562	3562	3525	3525	3562
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Rating (10 max)		1							4					4	4						3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6

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