Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 12PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (27 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (27 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
6
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3364
2734
5553
5631
5676
6251
6444
6117
5962
6044
5884
6086
6004
5684
5454
5161
5090
4692
4250
4242
4250
3657
3278
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:19AM0.45m
9:01PM0.74m
9:53AM0.46m
10:10PM0.80m
11:03AM0.50m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.27m
1:50PM0.25m
4:15AM0.21m
3:12PM0.24m
5:16AM0.15m
4:23PM0.21m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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7:30
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7:28
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8:31
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
19
19
19
20
20
18
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
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