Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 7AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
9
2.2
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
1.9
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
9
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
941
875
777
744
586
528
459
395
442
442
426
528
694
694
510
487
437
432
498
643
619
572
557
631
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:28AM0.69m
4:43PM0.57m
5:05AM0.64m
5:29PM0.57m
5:52AM0.58m
6:34PM0.56m
Low Tide
10:01PM0.20m
10:51AM0.23m
10:41PM0.23m
11:26AM0.26m
11:34PM0.27m
12:12PM0.28m
cloud
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
8:02
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8:14
8:14
8:15
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Temp °C
18
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
13
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
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