Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.9° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 8AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1607
1365
1206
1167
1082
918
918
1062
2471
2442
1155
1526
1719
1654
755
755
1592
1505
1616
1638
1760
1484
1493
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
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-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:17PM0.59m
00:39AM0.85m
12:55PM0.60m
1:18AM0.90m
1:31PM0.62m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.17m
6:02PM0.15m
7:14AM0.14m
6:40PM0.10m
7:52AM0.12m
7:18PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
13
12
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
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