Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 11 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
22.8° C

1.2°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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 7PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jun)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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)
1
2
3
2
3
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.7
SSW
15
3.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
2.1
S
11
2.5
S
13
1.5
SW
21
1.6
SW
21
1.6
SW
20
1.9
SW
20
1.9
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1241
3813
4838
3470
2416
1870
1612
1309
2783
2618
2379
2219
2129
2205
1770
1950
1107
2069
1984
2133
2058
2721
2694
2262
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:51PM0.64m
2:44AM0.78m
2:36PM0.61m
3:31AM0.83m
3:27PM0.57m
4:23AM0.87m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.26m
8:03PM0.14m
9:04AM0.25m
8:42PM0.12m
10:03AM0.23m
9:26PM0.12m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
2
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
18
16
16
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.4
SW
22
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SW
21
1.6
SW
20
1.9
SW
20
1.9
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
Energy kJ
1241
996
1061
1068
1023
979
892
1309
2783
2618
2379
2219
2129
2205
1770
1950
743
1813
737
2133
2058
2721
2694
2262
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
22
0.5
NNE
6
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
25
1
S
12
0.8
SW
24
1
SW
23
1.1
S
11
1.5
SW
21
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
206
22
22
22
22
129
118
22
73
115
192
309
188
392
301
786
1008
279
1984
294
223
172
87
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
18
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
N
16
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
NNW
10
0.4
SW
22
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.8
SW
24
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SSW
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
348
22
22
22
5
47
10
118
6
6
24
23
23
14
786
281
255
252
252
106
22
21
20
60
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
3.5
W
13
4
W
13
3.5
W
12
3
W
11
3
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
S
11
2.5
S
13
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1611
3813
4838
3470
2416
1870
1612
1144
1107
2069
826
692
698
443
424
360
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
3525
3525
3525
3525
3541
3562
3562
3562
12
12
12
3577
6
6
6
12
3602
3588
3580
3580
3580
3577
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
8
7
5
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
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