Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 8PM is: 1.8m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (02 Jul)6ft (1.8m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
6
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2356
2448
2364
6607
6857
6690
6730
6916
6837
7100
6855
5887
5672
5252
4611
3918
3331
2613
2155
1846
1937
1693
1671
1447
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:42PM0.45m
9:18AM0.69m
10:41PM0.49m
10:10AM0.68m
11:27PM0.54m
10:58AM0.66m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.28m
2:15AM0.36m
4:39PM0.27m
3:32AM0.37m
5:14PM0.25m
4:43AM0.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
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6:35
6:36
6:36
6:36
 mm
1
2
5
6
3
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
21
1.5
SW
20
2.3
SSW
14
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1459
1782
2002
6607
6857
6690
6730
6916
6837
7100
6855
5887
5672
5252
4611
3918
3331
2613
2155
1846
1937
1693
1671
1447
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.8
SW
20
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
131
107
2364
100
80
80
76
76
74
57
55
54
54
55
57
69
52
55
62
39
42
29
14
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
103
76
17
27
26
23
23
22
5
5
4
4
4
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
0.8
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
1.5
WNW
5
2
WNW
6
2.3
WNW
7
3
W
8
3
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
Energy kJ
2356
2448
17
43
111
265
468
892
1111
1064
949
1029
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
6
3
3
3
6
6
7
6
6
6
4
4
5
5
3
3
5
5
Distance (km)
12
3525
3525
3525
12
12
6
3525
3525
3525
6
6
2
0
2
2
3525
3525
3525
3525
3577
3577
3525
3525
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
3
3
4
6
6
7
6
6
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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