Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
22.5° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 8PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the N by Sat night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
1
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)
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1014
949
757
783
1062
3441
4883
5671
5587
5252
4342
3891
3515
3301
2726
2214
1884
1609
1651
1672
1651
1551
1531
1323
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
40
NNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:37PM0.60m
10:39AM0.83m
11:39PM0.65m
11:38AM0.79m
00:35AM0.70m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.12m
4:09AM0.23m
5:27PM0.11m
5:21AM0.23m
6:15PM0.10m
6:27AM0.23m
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rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:06
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
6:31
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
4
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
20
19
20
20
22
Feels °C
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
14
14
15
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.8
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SSW
12
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
1014
949
626
783
939
3441
4883
5671
5587
5252
4342
3891
3515
3301
2726
2214
1884
1609
1651
326
1651
1551
1531
1323
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
0.2
NNW
10
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
ENE
7
1.9
SW
16
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
Energy kJ
92
128
757
226
383
439
511
459
423
428
382
381
402
10
214
214
191
129
99
1672
66
70
92
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
19
0.8
SSW
20
0.2
N
11
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
N
11
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.5
S
10
0.6
E
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
116
131
167
767
1062
1519
490
9
17
21
14
14
10
10
87
81
81
45
132
93
52
43
44
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
5
1.8
ESE
8
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.8
N
7
Energy kJ
10
18
16
20
414
101
148
190
216
221
315
270
312
293
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
4
6
1
4
3
3
3
4
4
6
5
4
4
4
9
4
4
4
5
4
Distance (km)
1
1
3577
3577
6
6
3562
3580
3580
3580
3580
3525
3525
3525
3541
3562
3562
3562
3525
3562
3562
3562
3541
3541
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
6
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
6
5
4
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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