Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 11AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (05 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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)
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
3
W
9
1.7
SSW
15
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1821
1671
1529
1315
1297
1809
2196
3130
2997
1570
2574
3905
3732
2377
2359
2314
2082
1924
3093
2704
2390
2250
1913
1722
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
50
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
55
NW
60
NW
55
NW
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58AM0.66m
00:04AM0.59m
11:42AM0.65m
00:39AM0.66m
12:23PM0.64m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.36m
5:45PM0.23m
5:43AM0.34m
6:12PM0.21m
6:37AM0.30m
6:41PM0.19m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:37
6:37
6:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
8
5
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
Feels °C
15
15
16
15
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
15
16
18
19
20
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1821
1671
1529
1314
1297
1279
1468
1321
1427
1570
2574
3905
3732
2377
1379
2314
2082
1924
3093
2704
2390
2250
1913
1722
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
0.6
SSW
19
2.5
NW
9
1.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
Energy kJ
30
26
18
18
9
22
11
11
10
1285
1377
289
1077
773
2359
542
490
335
291
266
208
187
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
S
22
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SSW
20
0.1
SE
10
2.4
W
10
1.1
SSW
18
0.1
SE
9
0.7
N
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
6
5
3
11
9
10
78
4
1115
799
3
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
4
W
10
4
W
10
3
NW
9
3
NW
8
4
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
Energy kJ
1465
1318
1261
1315
1480
1809
2196
3130
2997
1336
1191
2275
2349
1550
1132
1636
1271
648
578
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3562
3562
3562
3541
3541
3577
3577
3580
2
2
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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