Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 9AM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (04 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2471
2442
1547
1526
1719
1654
755
778
1592
1505
1616
1526
1760
1484
1383
1288
3259
3148
3053
3097
3058
2982
2586
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:39AM0.85m
12:55PM0.60m
1:18AM0.90m
1:31PM0.62m
1:56AM0.92m
2:08PM0.63m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.14m
6:40PM0.10m
7:52AM0.12m
7:18PM0.08m
8:29AM0.11m
7:57PM0.06m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:06
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
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