Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.6°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 (13 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)--
Afternoon (13 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.5
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1266
1363
1415
1576
1771
1742
1685
1474
1280
1083
1045
949
894
806
730
587
576
513
573
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:46PM0.64m
11:22AM0.55m
11:48PM0.69m
12:20PM0.57m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.27m
5:23AM0.26m
5:16PM0.25m
6:25AM0.21m
6:06PM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:09
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
16
16
17
17
17
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