Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 6 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is

20.9°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (30 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 29			Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	3709	3487	3163	2925	2558	2392	2238	1962	1962	1759	1633	1559	1438	1218	1036	1073	2468	2821	2510
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				11:09PM0.85m				11:57AM0.55m				00:01AM0.88m				12:45PM0.59m
Low Tide		4:23PM0.21m				6:06AM0.10m				5:23PM0.18m				6:50AM0.06m				6:17PM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	8:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	14	13	13	14	15	15	13	14	14	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	3709	3487	3163	2925	2558	2392	2238	1962	1962	1759	1633	1559	1438	1218	1036	1073	2468	2821	2510
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	SW 20	SSW 18	SW 18	NW 20	NW 20	NW 19
kJ	28	28	28	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	61	218	460	15	60	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	SW 20	NNW 11	NNW 12	N 11	N 10	NW 10	NW 10
kJ	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	10	2	2	16	12	15	2	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	67	83	75	80	105	132	137	137	113	91	92	81	84	56	98	91	80	85	89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Lebu Concepcion	Lebu Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Playa Blanca - Lota Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Lebu Concepcion	Tahai Easter Island	Lebu Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Lebu Concepcion
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	3541	3541	3541	3525	3525	3541	3541	3541	3562	3541	3541	3525	6	3525	3541	3541	3541	3541	3525
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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