Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 8PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1380 | 1279 | 1189 | 1146 | 1009 | 901 | 901 | 822 | 759 | 924 | 1011 | 1140 | 967 | 1096 | 1029 | 1139 | 1231 | 1519 | 5268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:59PM0.49m | 6:39AM0.59m | 7:38PM0.50m | 8:11AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.32m | 11:48PM0.32m | 1:31PM0.34m | 1:38AM0.35m | 2:50PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1380 | 1279 | 1189 | 1146 | 1009 | 901 | 901 | 820 | 759 | 651 | 1011 | 1140 | 967 | 1096 | 1029 | 1139 | 1231 | 1519 | 5268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 201 | 307 | 293 | 330 | 448 | 667 | 812 | 822 | 724 | 924 | 523 | 441 | 313 | 85 | 85 | 940 | 1160 | 88 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | W 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 84 | 110 | 105 | 103 | 136 | 90 | 87 | 85 | — | 138 | 89 | 87 | 25 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 54 | 163 | 396 | 811 | — | — | 1412 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3610 | 3610 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3541 | 3577 | 3562 | 3541 | 3577 | 3610 | 3759 | 3580 | 3525 | 3525 |
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