Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 463 | 424 | 412 | 406 | 421 | 426 | 624 | 7 | 1030 | 299 | 285 | 290 | 486 | 740 | 1208 | 2207 | 2256 | 2495 | 3471 | 3488 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | 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-off |
High Tide | 2:34PM0.59m | 2:42AM0.80m | 2:56PM0.59m | 3:06AM0.78m | 3:18PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.14m | 8:14PM0.16m | 9:12AM0.16m | 8:38PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.17m | 9:03PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 536 | 463 | 424 | 412 | 406 | 421 | 426 | 624 | 1764 | 1957 | 299 | 285 | 2088 | 1749 | 740 | 1208 | 2207 | 2256 | 2495 | 3471 | 3488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | N 9 | W 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | S 9 | NNE 8 | SSW 20 | N 8 | SW 19 | N 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 69 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 1247 | 1030 | 8 | 8 | 290 | 486 | 76 | 1 | 171 | 38 | 165 | 58 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | NW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | S 9 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | S 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 57 | 58 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 109 | 179 | 282 | 482 | 698 | 1103 | 1899 | 2867 | — | — | 2660 | 2418 | 1440 | — | 1419 | 1308 | 242 | 442 | 199 | 295 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3610 | 3610 | 3635 | 3707 | 3610 | 3602 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 | 3541 | 3541 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3541 | 3541 | 3541 | 3525 |
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