Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 11PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 854 | 813 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 793 | 565 | 692 | 793 | 1449 | 505 | 472 | 543 | 543 | 466 | 395 | 363 | 352 | 465 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:39PM0.59m | 1:47AM0.80m | 2:08PM0.59m | 2:16AM0.80m | 2:34PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.14m | 7:49PM0.17m | 8:48AM0.14m | 8:14PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 854 | 813 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 287 | 226 | 207 | 793 | 1449 | 288 | 237 | 543 | 543 | 466 | 395 | 363 | 352 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SSE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 148 | 33 | 31 | 61 | 793 | 565 | 692 | 222 | 24 | 505 | 472 | 152 | 105 | 82 | 59 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 41 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 74 | 177 | 216 | 245 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 30 | 87 | 101 | 101 | 114 | 194 | 434 | 631 | 856 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3541 | 3541 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 6 | 3525 | 6 | 3525 | 0 | 2 | 3525 | 3635 | 3635 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 |
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