Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.9° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 11AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (11 Aug)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (11 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4018
3456
3307
2894
2483
2263
1972
1812
1657
1637
1613
1502
1387
2191
1408
1890
1521
1544
2053
2082
1875
1770
1744
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
15
N
15
N
30
N
25
N
25
WSW
35
SSW
40
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:28AM0.90m
4:38PM0.59m
5:20AM0.85m
5:39PM0.56m
6:21AM0.78m
6:58PM0.55m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.19m
10:30PM0.13m
12:02PM0.22m
11:30PM0.19m
1:08PM0.24m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:54
6:54
 mm
2
5
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
15
14
15
17
18
19
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
12
13
12
14
16
12
10
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
13
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