Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.4° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 3AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wed
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1785
1760
1537
1338
1449
976
891
1152
1028
826
692
753
1676
1787
862
1092
1643
1664
1643
1622
1581
1474
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:29PM0.63m
1:33AM0.87m
2:11PM0.67m
2:16AM0.84m
2:53PM0.69m
2:58AM0.77m
Low Tide
7:08PM0.13m
8:09AM0.05m
7:57PM0.13m
8:46AM0.07m
8:46PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
12
13
13
15
15
16
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
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