Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SW 21 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 317 | 494 | 713 | 1405 | 18 | 2802 | 3053 | 3662 | 4194 | 5224 | 5384 | 5384 | 5118 | 4937 | 4620 | 4377 | 4115 | 3633 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:56PM0.59m | 3:06AM0.78m | 3:18PM0.58m | 3:31AM0.76m | 3:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.17m | 9:03PM0.17m | 9:58AM0.19m | 9:29PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SW 21 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 359 | 351 | 713 | 1405 | 18 | 2802 | 3053 | 3662 | 4194 | 5224 | 5384 | — | 183 | 235 | 4620 | 4377 | 4115 | 3633 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | NNE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | N 8 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 317 | 494 | 264 | 2 | 2 | 260 | 38 | 60 | 105 | 97 | — | — | — | 235 | 290 | 11 | 234 | 186 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | SSE 9 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 21 | — | SW 21 | — | — | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 18 | — | 17 | — | — | 59 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2418 | 1448 | 1209 | 1080 | 961 | 2767 | — | 219 | 181 | 23 | — | — | 5384 | 5118 | 4937 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3666 | 3541 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3562 | 3562 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3562 | 3562 | 3562 | 3577 |
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