Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.6° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 1PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)10ft (3.0m)19s
Afternoon (22 Jul)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (22 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
7
6
5
4
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
6
6
6
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
20
1.9
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.3
SW
18
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3355
2723
6538
6857
5861
5533
2339
2285
5106
3986
3860
3669
3975
4145
3633
3364
3273
8382
8996
9427
9738
9959
9376
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:55AM0.80m
1:55PM0.63m
2:31AM0.81m
2:30PM0.59m
3:04AM0.82m
3:00PM0.56m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.23m
7:53PM0.16m
8:58AM0.23m
8:22PM0.17m
9:35AM0.24m
8:47PM0.18m
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:03
8:03
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
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