Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.9° C
0.9° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 11PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (11 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
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)
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2483
2263
2114
1812
1657
1519
1919
1474
1496
1408
1948
1776
1619
1749
2053
2082
1875
1770
1744
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
WSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:38PM0.59m
5:20AM0.85m
5:39PM0.56m
6:21AM0.78m
6:58PM0.55m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.13m
12:02PM0.22m
11:30PM0.19m
1:08PM0.24m
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:54
6:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
18
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
15
10
11
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
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