Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 7PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
19
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
224
147
111
113
234
526
450
708
2225
2061
2015
1780
1513
2034
1936
1731
2240
2860
3137
4586
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
45
NNE
55
NNE
50
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
25
NW
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
S
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18PM0.61m
5:51AM0.73m
6:17PM0.59m
6:52AM0.65m
7:37PM0.57m
Low Tide
11:30AM0.18m
11:16PM0.17m
12:20PM0.22m
00:20AM0.23m
1:23PM0.26m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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>
8:22
8:21
8:19
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
 mm
1
4
8
5
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
21
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
15
14
14
17
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
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