Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 9PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (04 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s

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 Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
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)
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
3
W
9
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
4
W
10
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2997
2454
2155
1937
1821
1671
1529
1315
1297
1358
1554
1449
3403
1285
1533
3743
4141
6465
2445
2191
2172
2007
1847
2967
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
60
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
45
W
40
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:27PM0.54m
10:58AM0.66m
00:04AM0.59m
11:42AM0.65m
00:39AM0.66m
Low Tide
5:14PM0.25m
4:43AM0.36m
5:45PM0.23m
5:43AM0.34m
6:12PM0.21m
6:37AM0.30m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:36
6:37
6:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
9
4
3
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
16
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
WSW
12
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
1.1
SSW
18
3
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
2997
2454
2155
1937
1821
1671
1529
1314
1297
1358
1554
1449
1447
1285
1119
3743
4141
799
2445
1495
2172
2007
1847
2967
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
0.2
ESE
10
1.7
SW
11
1.9
SW
14
0.5
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.1
NW
12
1.8
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
NW
9
2.1
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
52
56
39
39
30
26
18
18
9
22
87
614
10
741
1533
210
432
6
1783
2191
529
815
648
264
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
WSW
18
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
1.8
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
Energy kJ
23
21
12
19
4
4
4
6
5
11
11
10
10
62
4
3
465
306
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.4
WNW
7
3
W
8
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
3
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
9
4
W
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
9
3
NW
9
4.5
WSW
13
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
2.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
178
339
548
1071
1499
1349
1232
1315
1408
1690
2281
2119
3403
2657
2265
2575
1507
6465
853
730
945
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3562
3562
3562
3562
3562
3562
3577
3577
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Easter Island
Rating
(10 max)
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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