Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.0° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 8PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1987
1748
1604
1748
2386
2200
1693
1525
1370
971
756
659
659
528
444
423
216
217
476
407
401
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:27PM0.59m
2:24AM0.75m
2:50PM0.60m
2:50AM0.73m
3:16PM0.61m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.14m
8:05PM0.20m
8:54AM0.15m
8:33PM0.20m
9:15AM0.16m
9:06PM0.21m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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7:37
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7:37
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7:35
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8:27
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8:27
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8:28
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
13
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
16
15
17
16
18
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