Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
4
W
8
4
SW
10
4
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
15
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
597
536
2117
3228
3267
2179
1561
1181
829
520
489
397
390
384
294
289
280
589
569
811
1001
892
892
Wind (km/h)
65
N
50
NNW
55
NNW
80
SW
55
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34AM0.86m
2:29PM0.60m
3:18AM0.91m
3:16PM0.59m
4:05AM0.93m
4:07PM0.57m
Low Tide
9:03AM0.22m
8:26PM0.09m
9:53AM0.21m
9:10PM0.09m
10:45AM0.20m
9:57PM0.09m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:06
8:06
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:38
6:38
6:39
 mm
14
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
21
17
17
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
13
2
6
9
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
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