Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 3AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
2
2
0
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4676
4637
4295
4242
4412
4356
4070
3806
3709
3375
3135
3093
3051
2913
2873
2708
2541
2423
2233
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
0
ESE
0
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:09PM0.63m
5:26AM0.61m
6:09PM0.62m
6:29AM0.53m
7:27PM0.61m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.22m
11:42AM0.23m
00:32AM0.28m
12:37PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
15
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
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