Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
5
7
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
10
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.2
W
9
2.3
WSW
10
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
103
102
229
395
644
1104
988
159
273
261
366
547
589
661
719
701
1396
777
990
3129
6496
9492
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:25AM0.82m
2:29PM0.58m
2:51AM0.81m
2:52PM0.56m
3:17AM0.79m
3:15PM0.55m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.20m
8:14PM0.16m
9:22AM0.21m
8:37PM0.17m
9:48AM0.23m
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
11
12
13
14
14
15
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