Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 12AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the W by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 953 | 784 | 760 | 679 | 543 | 613 | 494 | 494 | 424 | 509 | 508 | 536 | 514 | 597 | 734 | 689 | 6420 | 9177 | 7091 | 4294 | 2719 | 1767 | 1175 | 940 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:04PM0.62m | 1:53AM0.80m | 1:45PM0.61m | 2:34AM0.86m | 2:29PM0.60m | 3:18AM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.15m | 8:15AM0.25m | 7:47PM0.12m | 9:03AM0.22m | 8:26PM0.09m | 9:53AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — |
 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 8 | S 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 953 | 784 | 760 | 679 | 543 | 613 | 494 | 494 | 161 | 509 | 494 | 536 | 514 | 597 | 734 | 689 | 8 | 906 | 471 | 4294 | 2719 | 214 | 1175 | 940 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | N 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 99 | 105 | 139 | 123 | 117 | 124 | 127 | 142 | 424 | 87 | 508 | 529 | 421 | 334 | 183 | 168 | — | 199 | 199 | 429 | 304 | 394 | 444 | 417 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 50 | 167 | 131 | 128 | 163 | 123 | 88 | 287 | 93 | 95 | 95 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 21 | — | 8 | — | 154 | 257 | 211 | 169 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 8 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 104 | 508 | 911 | 1116 | 2566 | 6420 | 9177 | 7091 | — | 74 | 1767 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3577 | 0 | 3635 | 3635 | 3635 | 3635 | 3635 | 3635 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 12 | 12 |
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