Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.2°C
0.2° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 9AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
451
430
216
217
482
362
357
342
268
264
221
231
336
317
302
496
574
574
737
864
809
891
962
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
35
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:50AM0.73m
3:16PM0.61m
3:19AM0.69m
3:47PM0.63m
3:51AM0.65m
4:26PM0.64m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.16m
9:06PM0.21m
9:40AM0.17m
9:45PM0.22m
10:08AM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:33
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8:28
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8:29
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1
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1
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
18
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
18
19
19
16
19
21
21
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