Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
22.4° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 12AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (20 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5667
5252
4342
3891
3515
3158
2785
2214
1884
1609
1651
1672
1412
1412
1394
1323
1271
1547
1845
1915
1825
2938
1489
1631
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NNE
35
N
45
N
45
NNW
45
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
40
W
35
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:39PM0.65m
11:38AM0.79m
00:35AM0.70m
12:32PM0.75m
1:25AM0.74m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.11m
5:21AM0.23m
6:15PM0.10m
6:27AM0.23m
7:00PM0.11m
7:28AM0.23m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
8:06
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:31
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
6
5
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
19
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
20
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
20
20
20
16
16
14
13
14
16
19
17
14
13
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
5667
5252
4342
3891
3515
3158
2785
2214
1884
1609
1651
1672
1412
1412
1394
1323
1271
1547
1845
1915
1825
2938
1489
1220
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.6
S
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
N
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
5
14
10
10
164
147
58
145
145
145
86
159
196
239
264
300
344
196
159
253
1350
1631
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
10
0.7
S
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.1
N
7
1.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
12
6
14
10
90
11
42
75
86
101
68
50
33
31
33
37
79
85
28
134
226
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.7
E
7
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
394
344
308
300
285
315
92
108
303
166
162
89
143
237
318
392
181
69
93
173
206
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
3638
3588
3562
3525
3541
3541
3562
3562
0
0
0
3525
3562
3541
3541
3541
3541
3525
3525
3525
3525
6
12
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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