Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 11 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
22.7° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 7PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (09 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.3
W
11
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
3.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1835
1576
1446
1340
1142
1174
1016
1208
1241
4499
4868
3517
2547
1948
1799
1267
2757
2331
2269
2254
2144
2100
1542
1880
Wind (km/h)
35
N
40
N
40
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:11PM0.66m
2:01AM0.73m
1:51PM0.64m
2:44AM0.78m
2:36PM0.61m
3:31AM0.83m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.28m
7:30PM0.16m
8:10AM0.26m
8:03PM0.14m
9:04AM0.25m
8:42PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
20
19
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
W
10
2.3
W
11
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1835
1576
1446
1340
627
1174
1016
1208
1241
1121
1130
1017
975
919
767
1110
2757
2331
2269
2254
2144
2100
1542
1880
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
W
10
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SW
14
0.7
S
18
1.3
N
7
0.9
WSW
12
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
22
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
25
1
S
12
0.8
SW
24
Energy kJ
12
176
202
499
1142
902
300
145
242
22
22
40
38
38
36
52
73
22
192
309
241
392
301
786
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.6
SSW
17
0.2
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.1
N
13
0.1
SW
24
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.1
NW
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.8
SW
24
0.6
SW
19
Energy kJ
12
227
32
348
3
22
10
22
47
118
118
6
33
24
23
28
19
786
281
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.9
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
261
121
141
197
284
352
2216
1576
1529
4499
4868
3517
2547
1948
1799
1267
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
4
2
2
3
4
Distance (km)
3602
3635
3635
3637
3637
3525
3541
3525
3541
3541
3525
3525
3525
3562
3525
3562
12
3562
6
6
6
6
6
3580
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
5
5
6
7
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