Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 10AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (06 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3894
3625
3296
2726
2658
2658
2481
2111
1752
1624
1624
1382
1255
1048
862
1283
3157
4090
4489
4902
4676
4402
4295
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14AM0.84m
3:38PM0.65m
3:55AM0.78m
4:21PM0.65m
4:38AM0.70m
5:09PM0.63m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.09m
9:32PM0.12m
10:19AM0.13m
10:20PM0.17m
10:58AM0.18m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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mod rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
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cloud
clear
clear
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7:50
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7:48
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8:20
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8:20
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8:21
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 mm
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1
2
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3
7
8
1
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1
3
4
7
4
1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
10
11
11
13
14
14
14
15
14
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
14
15
15
17
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