Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 22s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 21s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 10PM is: 1.6m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 22s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2039 | 2020 | 2371 | 2640 | 3355 | 2723 | 6538 | 6857 | 5861 | 5729 | 2339 | 2285 | 5242 | 4242 | 3860 | 3669 | 4112 | 4462 | 3912 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:14PM0.66m | 1:55AM0.80m | 1:55PM0.63m | 2:31AM0.81m | 2:30PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.15m | 8:16AM0.23m | 7:53PM0.16m | 8:58AM0.23m | 8:22PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 804 | 761 | 673 | 2640 | 3355 | 2723 | 6538 | 6857 | 5861 | 5729 | 1860 | 2027 | 5242 | 4242 | 3860 | 1322 | 4112 | 4462 | 3912 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 21 | S 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 2039 | 2020 | 2371 | 533 | 455 | 324 | 125 | 119 | 114 | 149 | 2339 | 2285 | 156 | 150 | 735 | 100 | 1092 | 1081 | 1967 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | SSE 13 | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | SW 21 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 187 | 109 | 106 | 77 | 73 | 396 | 620 | — | 17 | — | 188 | 156 | 4 | 538 | 104 | 68 | 252 | 250 | 233 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 | — | — | NNW 5 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | 37 | — | — | 25 | 3669 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3635 | 3635 | 3610 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3610 | 3664 | 3635 | 3635 | 3666 | 3635 | 3562 | 3541 |
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