Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.6° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 3PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
W
12
1.3
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
916
1001
1100
1100
1011
972
814
792
1422
1459
1371
1407
1265
1360
1042
919
816
710
706
586
435
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
5
SW
5
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:28AM0.66m
8:33PM0.46m
8:38AM0.63m
10:01PM0.50m
9:49AM0.61m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.32m
1:34AM0.37m
3:52PM0.31m
3:23AM0.37m
4:39PM0.29m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:49
6:50
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
21
20
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
18
20
21
18
19
18
19
15
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