Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 5AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 409 | 394 | 428 | 707 | 851 | 1070 | 1322 | 1295 | 1052 | 995 | 1087 | 1087 | 1062 | 854 | 813 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 783 | 565 | 692 | 710 | 710 | 640 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM0.74m | 1:04PM0.58m | 1:14AM0.78m | 1:39PM0.59m | 1:47AM0.80m | 2:08PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.17m | 6:47PM0.19m | 7:48AM0.15m | 7:20PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.14m | 7:49PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 409 | 394 | 418 | 352 | 302 | 1070 | 1322 | 1295 | 1052 | 995 | 1087 | 1087 | 1062 | 854 | 813 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 411 | 409 | 277 | 228 | 222 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 10 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 249 | 112 | 428 | 707 | 851 | 251 | 237 | 194 | 151 | 278 | 357 | 314 | 301 | 211 | 176 | 161 | 17 | 10 | 783 | 565 | 692 | 710 | 710 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 12 | S 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | S 11 |
| kJ | 113 | 179 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 38 | 38 | 90 | 73 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | W 6 | W 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 39 | 76 | 209 | 396 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3525 | 2 | 3541 | 3541 | 3541 | 5 | 3525 | 3541 | 3525 | 3525 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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