Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 8PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5861 | 5533 | 2339 | 2285 | 5406 | 3875 | 3860 | 3789 | 3671 | 4295 | 3762 | 3480 | 3582 | 8643 | 9150 | 9311 | 9344 | 9912 | 9586 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:55PM0.63m | 2:31AM0.81m | 2:30PM0.59m | 3:04AM0.82m | 3:00PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.16m | 8:58AM0.23m | 8:22PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.24m | 8:47PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 21 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5861 | 5533 | 2025 | 2285 | 5406 | 3875 | 735 | 3789 | 3671 | 4295 | 3762 | 3480 | 3582 | 8643 | 9150 | 9311 | 9344 | 9912 | 9586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 114 | 149 | 2339 | 194 | 156 | 150 | 104 | 1183 | 1092 | 1081 | 1967 | 2448 | 2888 | 123 | 117 | 83 | 80 | 58 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | SW 21 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | 149 | 194 | 4 | 538 | 35 | 100 | 252 | 250 | 233 | 176 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 14 | — | NNW 5 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | 22 | 2265 | — | 26 | 3860 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 3637 | 3635 | 3635 | 3635 | 3648 | 3664 | 12 | 12 | 3541 | 3602 | 3588 | 3577 | 3577 | 3562 | 3577 | 3588 | 3588 |
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