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Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Nov 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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 4AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Nov)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (11 Nov)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1778
1520
1380
1180
1100
998
1044
949
1019
1003
715
647
1285
1206
1189
817
690
560
378
307
264
430
740
857
1340
2125
2613
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:38AM0.45m
10:20PM0.72m
11:30AM0.47m
11:06PM0.74m
12:10PM0.50m
11:45PM0.75m
Low Tide
4:52AM0.24m
3:23PM0.32m
5:36AM0.21m
4:24PM0.32m
6:12AM0.18m
5:13PM0.30m
6:43AM0.17m
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2
4
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
21
21
22
19
17
17
16
17
18
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
13
13
14
15
14
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