Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.1°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 7PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (23 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
737
864
809
962
1154
1216
708
783
1532
1532
1643
1742
1808
1983
2216
1956
1929
2777
2697
2567
2266
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:26PM0.64m
4:31AM0.60m
5:17PM0.65m
5:24AM0.54m
6:22PM0.67m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.19m
10:34PM0.24m
10:44AM0.20m
11:39PM0.27m
11:29AM0.23m
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7:33
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7:31
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Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
19
20
20
21
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
17
18
18
17
18
19
19
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