Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 3PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (10 Nov)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2883
2670
2519
2218
2125
1778
1520
1380
1180
1100
1100
1044
949
1019
857
715
647
1285
1206
1189
919
690
560
378
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:22AM0.42m
9:26PM0.70m
10:38AM0.45m
10:20PM0.72m
11:30AM0.47m
11:06PM0.74m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.32m
4:52AM0.24m
3:23PM0.32m
5:36AM0.21m
4:24PM0.32m
6:12AM0.18m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:20
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8:42
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8:42
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8:44
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1
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Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
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