Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 12PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 7 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 531 | 480 | 480 | 455 | 455 | 361 | 330 | 243 | 254 | 549 | 1010 | 1170 | 1237 | 1172 | 1080 | 1141 | 1024 | 1075 | 1485 | 1616 | 1693 | 1814 | 1517 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30AM0.70m | 6:58PM0.45m | 7:28AM0.66m | 8:33PM0.46m | 8:38AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.33m | 00:08AM0.33m | 2:52PM0.32m | 1:34AM0.37m | 3:52PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 531 | 480 | 480 | 455 | 455 | 361 | 330 | 243 | 170 | 109 | 55 | 1170 | 1237 | 1172 | 1080 | 1141 | 1024 | 1075 | 96 | 118 | 114 | 1814 | 1517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 461 | 447 | 439 | 367 | 411 | 204 | 151 | 123 | 101 | 96 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 45 | 80 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 163 | 406 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 9 | SW 15 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SSE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 | N 14 | NNW 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 171 | 133 | 129 | 38 | 38 | 174 | 176 | 107 | 21 | 76 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 137 | 134 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 56 | 130 | 254 | 549 | 1010 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 44 | 1485 | 1616 | 1693 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3525 | 3525 | 3541 | 3577 | 3577 | 3760 | 3635 | 3677 | 3562 | 3541 | 2 | 3610 | 3635 | 3635 | 3610 | 3666 | 3666 | 3666 | 3664 |
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