Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.1° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
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
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
WSW
13
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
10
2
W
8
1.7
W
8
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
WSW
12
2.2
W
12
2.4
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
176
289
1119
1111
1013
845
858
553
383
202
228
752
776
944
814
724
944
1009
800
718
1355
532
622
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:11PM0.54m
6:53AM0.87m
7:30PM0.54m
8:00AM0.82m
8:56PM0.56m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.20m
11:52PM0.17m
1:51PM0.20m
1:06AM0.22m
3:00PM0.20m
2:32AM0.26m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:04
8:04
8:04
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:40
6:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
15
17
17
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
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