Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 11 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 7AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (02 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (02 Jul)6ft (1.8m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
5
6
6
5
6
4
5
4
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.8
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
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
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1588
1486
1237
1220
1407
2233
2056
2037
2364
6607
6857
6690
6730
6916
7183
7100
6659
6194
5506
5155
4355
4204
3331
2720
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:29PM0.43m
8:24AM0.71m
9:42PM0.45m
9:18AM0.69m
10:41PM0.49m
10:10AM0.68m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.34m
3:56PM0.28m
2:15AM0.36m
4:39PM0.27m
3:32AM0.37m
5:14PM0.25m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:36
6:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SSW
14
3
SW
19
3
SW
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
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1588
1486
1237
1220
1407
2233
2056
2037
1886
6607
6857
6690
6730
6916
7183
7100
6659
6194
5506
5155
4355
4204
3331
2720
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
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
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
235
202
197
163
157
131
1459
1782
2364
100
100
80
76
74
57
55
55
54
54
54
74
93
69
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
SW
25
0.3
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.7
SW
22
1.1
SW
22
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
2
25
88
271
479
1024
131
107
103
74
7
27
26
23
23
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.2
WNW
4
1.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
47
198
291
367
284
54
149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
5
3
3
3
6
6
5
7
2
2
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
3577
12
3577
3577
12
3525
6
6
3525
3525
12
3525
3525
3525
6
6
6
2
3577
3577
5
3525
3525
3525
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Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
5
6
6
5
7
5
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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4
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5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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