Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.9° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (11 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
390
390
346
330
280
461
666
774
1029
846
764
689
650
650
592
550
540
469
404
346
322
234
214
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
W
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
20
N
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16PM0.59m
4:05AM0.93m
4:07PM0.57m
4:56AM0.93m
5:05PM0.55m
5:52AM0.91m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.09m
10:45AM0.20m
9:57PM0.09m
11:42AM0.20m
10:51PM0.12m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:06
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:38
6:39
6:39
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
13
13
12
13
14
13
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
15
17
15
14
14
15
15
16
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