Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.5° C
0.8° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 1PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). 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 (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (07 Jul)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (07 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
2
2
0
2
3
3
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2082
2094
3093
2708
2281
2151
1852
1862
1599
1384
1430
1152
953
835
760
772
543
613
494
494
424
509
508
614
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
SW
15
S
10
ESE
10
SW
25
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
10
E
5
NNW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:39AM0.66m
12:23PM0.64m
1:15AM0.73m
1:04PM0.62m
1:53AM0.80m
1:45PM0.61m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.30m
6:41PM0.19m
7:27AM0.27m
7:12PM0.15m
8:15AM0.25m
7:47PM0.12m
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thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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<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>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
10
5
1
1
4
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
21
21
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
17
19
19
15
16
17
18
17
18
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
17
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