Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 12AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1280 | 1083 | 1045 | 949 | 894 | 806 | 730 | 649 | 576 | 513 | 513 | 409 | 394 | 428 | 707 | 851 | 1070 | 1183 | 1295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM0.69m | 12:20PM0.57m | 00:36AM0.74m | 1:04PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.25m | 6:25AM0.21m | 6:06PM0.22m | 7:11AM0.17m | 6:47PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 1280 | 1083 | 1045 | 949 | 894 | 806 | 730 | 649 | 576 | 513 | 513 | 409 | 394 | 418 | 352 | 322 | 1070 | 1183 | 1295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 44 | 341 | 315 | 373 | 303 | 296 | 287 | 321 | 379 | 307 | 304 | 249 | 112 | 428 | 707 | 851 | 296 | 251 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | SW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 355 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 39 | 39 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 113 | 179 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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