Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.4° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 3PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4247
3806
3709
3565
3135
3093
3051
2913
2873
2708
2541
2423
2233
1922
1570
1327
1182
1011
905
809
723
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:09PM0.62m
6:29AM0.53m
7:27PM0.61m
8:05AM0.47m
8:57PM0.62m
Low Tide
11:42AM0.23m
00:32AM0.28m
12:37PM0.27m
2:18AM0.30m
1:54PM0.30m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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7:48
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7:47
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7:46
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8:21
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8:22
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Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
17
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