Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is

20.7°C

Papa Tangaroa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	16s
Evening (31 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 31							Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1438	1218	1161	976	2663	2821	2510	2525	2590	2171	2141	2027	1785	1633	1537	1487	1083	976	809	796	980	826	692
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				12:45PM0.59m				00:48AM0.89m					1:29PM0.63m				1:33AM0.87m				2:11PM0.67m
Low Tide		6:50AM0.06m				6:17PM0.15m					7:31AM0.05m				7:08PM0.13m				8:09AM0.05m				7:57PM0.13m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:36	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	13	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	14	15	14	12	12	14	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1438	1218	1161	976	2663	2821	2510	2525	2590	2171	2141	2027	1785	1633	1537	1487	1083	976	809	796	980	826	593
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	SW 20	SSW 18	SW 18	NW 20	NW 20	NW 19	NNW 19	NW 19	NW 15	NW 19	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	ENE 6	E 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	12	61	218	460	15	60	59	37	15	8	14	50	111	80	29	18	83	114	224	330	322	498	692
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	NNW 11	NNW 12	N 11	N 10	NW 10	NW 10	N 10	NW 15	NW 19	NW 15	NW 12	NW 12	NW 13	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 18	NW 17	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16	NW 16
kJ	16	12	15	2	2	4	4	8	8	15	8	6	6	6	80	49	49	49	43	91	127	127	91
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 5	ESE 5	E 6	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	—
kJ	69	66	69	97	60	71	87	83	67	77	74	76	61	48	15	15	41	55	57	58	37	35	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	4	2
Distance (km)	3525	3525	3541	6	12	3541	3525	3525	3525	3525	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	3541	6	6	6	6	12
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Rating (10 max)				3	4						4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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