Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 11PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 944 | 1005 | 973 | 159 | 258 | 261 | 366 | 547 | 589 | 661 | 719 | 701 | 2839 | 777 | 1234 | 3073 | 6247 | 7562 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.58m | 2:51AM0.81m | 2:52PM0.56m | 3:17AM0.79m | 3:15PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.16m | 9:22AM0.21m | 8:37PM0.17m | 9:48AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | SE 10 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 395 | 944 | 1005 | 973 | 158 | 229 | 261 | 330 | 278 | 387 | 368 | 719 | 514 | 27 | 777 | 1234 | 3073 | 6247 | 7562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | W 13 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | — |
| kJ | 57 | 57 | 91 | 123 | 159 | 258 | 252 | 366 | 547 | 589 | 661 | 343 | 701 | 3 | 20 | 757 | 552 | 495 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 94 | 96 | 115 | 109 | 70 | 68 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | W 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 249 | 167 | 167 | 141 | 1176 | 1023 | 820 | 721 | 606 | 636 | 836 | 819 | 511 | 2839 | 732 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3562 | 3562 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3635 | 3635 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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