Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.1° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 3AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
WSW
13
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
9
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
SW
18
1.7
W
11
1.9
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
412
328
275
234
176
289
1450
1316
1113
1021
839
193
190
213
366
739
980
1010
902
821
847
905
847
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:52AM0.91m
6:11PM0.54m
6:53AM0.87m
7:30PM0.54m
8:00AM0.82m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.12m
12:44PM0.20m
11:52PM0.17m
1:51PM0.20m
1:06AM0.22m
3:00PM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:40
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
Feels °C
17
13
14
14
15
16
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
20
19
19
18
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