Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5407 | 4873 | 4206 | 3495 | 3104 | 2834 | 2418 | 2183 | 2148 | 1928 | 1890 | 1736 | 1534 | 1363 | 1125 | 805 | 655 | 1045 | 1249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:28PM0.54m | 4:03AM0.80m | 3:55PM0.52m | 4:33AM0.79m | 4:25PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11PM0.20m | 10:43AM0.27m | 9:36PM0.21m | 11:18AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 5407 | 4873 | 4206 | 3495 | 3104 | 2834 | 2418 | 2183 | 2148 | 1928 | 1890 | 1736 | 1534 | 1363 | 1125 | 805 | 655 | 31 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | — | 23 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SSE 14 | NE 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 1045 | 1249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 |
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