Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Papa Tangaroa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 394 | 366 | 308 | 302 | 242 | 178 | 527 | 815 | 1092 | 1083 | 1542 | 2039 | 2020 | 2371 | 2640 | 3355 | 2908 | 3441 | 6783 | 6005 | 5729 | 2499 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:24AM0.73m | 12:25PM0.69m | 1:13AM0.77m | 1:14PM0.66m | 1:55AM0.80m | 1:55PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.24m | 6:41PM0.14m | 7:27AM0.23m | 7:20PM0.15m | 8:16AM0.23m | 7:53PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 486 | 394 | 366 | 308 | 260 | 198 | 161 | 169 | 815 | 1092 | 1083 | 1542 | 786 | 878 | 668 | 2640 | 3355 | 2908 | 1803 | 6783 | 6005 | 5729 | 2085 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 26 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 183 | 113 | 203 | 302 | 302 | 242 | 178 | 527 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 195 | 2039 | 2020 | 2371 | 528 | 440 | 313 | 3441 | 119 | 116 | 149 | 2499 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | WSW 13 | S 11 | — | SSE 13 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 144 | 197 | 132 | 82 | 104 | 396 | 93 | — | 17 | — | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 22 | 52 | 107 | 291 | 465 | 567 | 710 | 723 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3577 | 3541 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 | 3577 | 2 | 3525 | 3525 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3610 | 3610 | 0 | 2 | 3610 | 3610 | 3588 |
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