Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Sep 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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
0.2
S
9
2.1
W
11
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
10
2.3
WSW
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
536
463
424
412
406
421
426
624
7
1030
299
285
290
486
740
1208
2207
2256
2495
3471
3488
Wind (km/h)
35
N
45
N
50
N
50
N
50
NNW
60
N
65
N
65
NNW
35
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
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
High Tide
2:34PM0.59m
2:42AM0.80m
2:56PM0.59m
3:06AM0.78m
3:18PM0.58m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.14m
8:14PM0.16m
9:12AM0.16m
8:38PM0.17m
9:35AM0.17m
9:03PM0.17m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:10
8:08
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:13
 mm
1
2
19
7
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
19
19
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
11
15
16
16
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
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