Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 11PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1665
1514
1266
1228
1120
1021
940
851
718
565
555
450
403
349
263
224
147
119
113
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:47PM0.63m
4:17AM0.87m
4:29PM0.62m
5:01AM0.81m
5:18PM0.61m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.08m
10:46AM0.15m
10:24PM0.11m
11:30AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:22
8:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
 mm
4
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
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