Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 5 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.9° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 2AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Fri
3
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)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
4
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.1
SW
22
1.3
SW
21
2.2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
719
1682
1626
1756
1652
1787
1869
1845
1799
1588
1486
1358
1220
1187
1187
1459
1852
2364
6014
6267
6131
6396
6578
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
15
NW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:14PM0.42m
7:32AM0.73m
8:29PM0.43m
8:24AM0.71m
9:42PM0.45m
9:18AM0.69m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.30m
00:04AM0.32m
3:06PM0.29m
1:02AM0.34m
3:56PM0.28m
2:15AM0.36m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:35
6:35
6:36
 mm
1
3
1
2
3
3
7
7
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
18
19
19
19
20
19
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
14
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
19
20
18
17
16
14
14
14
16
14
14
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SSW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
17
Energy kJ
257
530
1682
1626
1756
1652
1787
1869
1845
1799
1588
1486
1358
1220
1187
1187
1064
1852
1453
6014
6267
6131
6396
6578
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SW
18
0.1
N
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
9
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1.3
SW
21
1.5
SW
20
1.8
SW
20
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
621
719
2
2
3
323
287
270
262
250
244
228
197
167
161
134
1459
1782
2364
100
100
78
76
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
19
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
WSW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.3
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.7
SW
22
1.1
SW
22
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
353
2
2
2
2
2
7
6
6
2
19
67
88
271
479
1024
130
130
103
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
0.7
S
4
1.5
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
37
408
363
356
334
15
267
327
319
296
257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
1
5
5
Distance (km)
3525
3525
3525
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
6
3577
3562
3562
6
6
6
6
3577
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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