Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.7°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 4PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
0.9
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2153
1813
1401
1197
735
498
828
690
657
924
924
736
565
534
608
1064
1503
2192
2550
2700
2901
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
0
SW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:22PM0.55m
00:31AM0.84m
1:03PM0.58m
1:13AM0.89m
1:42PM0.61m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.17m
7:15AM0.09m
6:40PM0.13m
7:53AM0.07m
7:22PM0.10m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:56
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7:56
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7:54
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8:16
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8:17
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1
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
4
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
22
22
22
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
18
17
17
17
17
19
17
18
16
14
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