Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.0° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 5PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5672
5478
4998
4590
3805
2890
2349
2178
1987
1748
1604
1748
2386
2200
1693
1525
1370
1079
808
745
659
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM0.58m
1:59AM0.77m
2:27PM0.59m
2:24AM0.75m
2:50PM0.60m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.13m
7:38PM0.20m
8:32AM0.14m
8:05PM0.20m
8:54AM0.15m
8:33PM0.20m
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:39
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7:37
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7:37
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8:25
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8:27
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8:27
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Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
10
11
13
13
13
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
14
14
15
14
16
15
15
15
16
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