Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
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
1
3
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.5
SSW
13
5
W
10
5.5
SW
11
5
SW
11
4
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.2
S
10
2.4
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
494
424
509
508
581
514
597
536
689
4865
7182
5669
3926
2427
1598
957
1086
999
772
541
531
541
716
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
W
10
NNW
25
N
35
NE
45
NNE
50
NW
50
NNW
65
WNW
65
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:45PM0.61m
2:34AM0.86m
2:29PM0.60m
3:18AM0.91m
3:16PM0.59m
4:05AM0.93m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.25m
7:47PM0.12m
9:03AM0.22m
8:26PM0.09m
9:53AM0.21m
9:10PM0.09m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:38
6:38
 mm
2
2
2
1
2
4
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
18
18
20
20
20
19
17
17
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
19
18
19
17
17
Feels °C
17
18
19
19
15
14
14
13
12
8
4
5
10
11
11
12
14
13
14
14
12
13
11
11
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