Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 7PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (06 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
560
509
517
465
422
526
518
526
534
526
588
565
667
658
1474
1707
2087
2185
2421
2390
2449
2328
2328
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:10PM0.69m
5:12AM0.54m
6:07PM0.68m
6:14AM0.47m
7:11PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.18m
11:34PM0.27m
11:13AM0.23m
00:53AM0.30m
11:58AM0.27m
2:27AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:22
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7:22
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7:22
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7:20
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8:38
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8:38
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8:40
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1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
15
15
18
18
18
18
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
18
17
18
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