Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.9° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 5PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
5
7
5
7
5
6
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1787
1869
1845
1799
1588
1396
1237
1220
1203
1187
1949
2037
2364
6607
6617
6690
6730
6916
7183
7100
6659
6194
5506
5091
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:32AM0.73m
8:29PM0.43m
8:24AM0.71m
9:42PM0.45m
9:18AM0.69m
10:41PM0.49m
Low Tide
3:06PM0.29m
1:02AM0.34m
3:56PM0.28m
2:15AM0.36m
4:39PM0.27m
3:32AM0.37m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:35
6:36
6:36
 mm
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
19
17
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
16
16
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
3
SW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
1787
1869
1845
1799
1588
1396
1237
1220
1203
1187
1949
2037
1886
6607
6617
6690
6730
6916
7183
7100
6659
6194
5506
5091
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
SW
9
1.3
SW
21
1.5
SW
20
1.8
SW
20
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
270
262
250
250
235
202
197
192
157
309
1459
1782
2364
100
100
80
78
76
57
55
55
54
40
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.1
N
10
0.5
WSW
8
0.1
SW
25
0.3
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.7
SW
22
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
Energy kJ
7
5
11
2
34
25
88
271
479
127
131
131
104
7
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
7
1.4
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
Energy kJ
10
241
341
382
346
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
1
1
1
1
6
6
5
7
6
6
Distance (km)
2
0
2
0
3577
3577
3577
3577
12
12
12
6
6
6
3577
3577
3562
3562
6
6
6
0
2
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
7
6
6
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
4
6
6
5
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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