Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 5 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
22.8° C

1.2°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 9AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jun)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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)
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
3.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
2.3
S
11
1.4
SW
22
1.5
SW
21
1.6
SW
21
1.6
SW
20
1.8
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
947
1208
1241
3813
3585
3275
2416
1768
1540
1309
2827
2497
2113
2124
2047
2346
2263
2123
1288
1813
1984
2133
2058
2535
Wind (km/h)
50
NNW
45
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:01AM0.73m
1:51PM0.64m
2:44AM0.78m
2:36PM0.61m
3:31AM0.83m
3:27PM0.57m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.26m
8:03PM0.14m
9:04AM0.25m
8:42PM0.12m
10:03AM0.23m
9:26PM0.12m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
17
18
18
18
17
18
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
3.5
WSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
2.1
W
11
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SW
21
1.6
SW
21
1.6
SW
20
1.8
SW
20
Energy kJ
947
1208
1241
996
3585
1068
1023
979
892
1045
2827
2497
2113
2124
2047
2346
2263
2123
946
904
1984
2133
2058
2535
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.2
WSW
18
1.2
N
7
0.1
SW
24
1.6
SSW
14
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
25
0.8
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
1
SW
23
1.4
SW
22
1.4
SSW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
225
32
134
22
1061
22
22
51
38
1309
73
115
19
309
188
392
786
786
1008
1813
518
283
250
172
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
12
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
N
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
22
0.6
NNE
6
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.5
SW
20
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
32
206
22
22
22
5
129
118
30
6
6
192
28
28
19
229
281
255
252
252
22
22
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3.5
W
13
1.7
NNW
6
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
10
2.3
S
11
2
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
Energy kJ
2129
2133
1314
3813
253
3275
2416
1768
1540
959
1288
969
979
705
678
540
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
3541
3525
3541
3525
3525
3525
3541
3562
3562
3562
12
12
6
6
6
6
6
6
3588
3588
3580
3580
3577
3577
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
6
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
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