Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4775
3960
3201
2995
2800
2577
2297
2113
1938
1710
1651
1447
1447
1499
1413
1438
1513
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:14AM0.74m
4:14PM0.52m
4:50AM0.70m
4:56PM0.51m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.20m
10:49AM0.28m
10:02PM0.23m
11:28AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
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