Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
22.5° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 9PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
3
2
0
0
3
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
1.6
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
891
974
1065
1137
1123
1096
1055
1028
949
860
878
1062
3441
4944
5671
5876
5252
4342
3891
3515
3098
2726
2352
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
S
35
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
N
10
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:26PM0.55m
9:37AM0.86m
10:37PM0.60m
10:39AM0.83m
11:39PM0.65m
11:38AM0.79m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.14m
2:52AM0.22m
4:34PM0.12m
4:09AM0.23m
5:27PM0.11m
5:21AM0.23m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:06
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
1
1
2
11
3
3
6
4
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
21
20
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
16
17
19
19
18
20
16
17
15
18
21
13
12
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
11
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.7
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Energy kJ
341
891
974
1065
1137
374
1096
1055
1028
949
580
689
692
3441
4944
5671
5876
5252
4342
3891
3515
3098
2726
2352
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.5
SW
16
1.2
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
W
8
0.9
SW
11
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.9
SSW
12
1.4
SW
19
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
374
263
253
178
148
1123
238
126
64
191
757
767
939
1519
675
819
742
596
602
525
455
319
306
279
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
W
9
0.6
SW
21
1
SW
19
1.6
SW
15
0.2
NNW
11
0.8
SSW
20
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
WNW
9
0.3
N
11
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
Energy kJ
621
281
200
190
17
148
150
73
90
73
348
708
1062
12
490
12
7
21
14
10
116
143
111
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
WNW
9
1.8
W
11
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.8
SE
6
2.2
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
3
SE
8
0.5
N
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
79
115
152
354
771
290
286
209
411
537
860
878
986
650
1044
13
43
45
42
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
1
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
8
1
1
6
2
2
4
5
2
9
Distance (km)
3602
3541
3515
3525
3577
6
12
12
3525
3525
6
3577
3577
3562
6
3562
3562
6
3577
3541
3525
3525
3541
3525
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
8
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
8
4
3
6
4
3
4
5
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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