Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 12 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is

20.8°C

Papa Tangaroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (13 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 8AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s
Evening (13 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sunday 15								Mon 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	690	560	408	307	264	483	740	857	1002	1267	1648	1853	2221	2001	1799	1158	905	892	984	969	969	954	838	825	825	772	784
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	SSW	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	on	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	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:06PM0.74m				12:10PM0.50m				11:45PM0.75m				12:44PM0.53m				00:20AM0.75m					1:13PM0.55m			00:52AM0.75m
Low Tide			6:12AM0.18m				5:13PM0.30m				6:43AM0.17m				5:55PM0.29m					7:11AM0.16m			6:31PM0.28m


	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—	—	—	8:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	21	21	21	21	22	19	18	17	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	19	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	13	13	12	13	13	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	15	15	16	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 16	SSW 15	WNW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	690	560	408	307	245	483	740	486	1002	1267	1648	1853	2221	2001	1799	1158	875	892	984	969	969	954	838	825	825	772	784
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 16	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NNW 15	NW 15	NW 15	SW 14	W 10	W 10	W 9	NW 14	NW 14	NW 15	NW 16	SW 14	SW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	489	465	380	331	403	326	314	857	308	190	136	305	305	318	367	410	905	710	772	759	497	418	336	313	247	240	191
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	WSW 12	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNW 16	NW 13	S 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NNW 14	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	80	79	135	211	264	125	50	309	305	305	305	14	9	9	4	173	142	302	218	280	293	293	208	203	232	261	257
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	WNW 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	—	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5
kJ	15	19	29	37	51	59	74	101	148	122	84	66	43	—	35	32	28	26	24	26	18	17	17	11	11	12	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Papa Tangaroa Easter Island	Lebu Concepcion	Lebu Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Las Peñas Concepcion	Motu Hava Easter Island	Lebu Concepcion	Lebu Concepcion	Seymour Norte Galapagos - Santa Cruz	Seymour Norte Galapagos - Santa Cruz	Motu Hava Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	La Gotera Concepcion	La Gotera Concepcion	Loberia Galapagos - San Cristobal
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	3525	3525	3541	3541	3541	3541	6	3525	3525	3610	3610	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	3588	3588	3601
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island	Papa Tangaroa							Motu Hava					Motu Hava	Tahai	Tahai	Tahai	Tahai	Tahai	Tahai	Tahai	Tahai	Tahai	Tahai	Tahai
Rating (10 max)	4							4					4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile	Papa Tangaroa Easter Island	Totoralillo Antofagasta	Totoralillo Antofagasta	La Cosa Tarapaca	Cachagua Santiago	La Gotera Concepcion	Totoralillo Antofagasta	El Loa Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	El Loa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Motu Hava Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	El Loa Tarapaca	El Loa Tarapaca	El Loa Tarapaca	El Loa Tarapaca	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Tahai Easter Island	Teniente (Lieutenant) Antofagasta	La Gotera Concepcion	Isla Santa Maria Antofagasta
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	4	4	6	9	9

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