Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
22.3° C

1.0°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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 6PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (20 Jun)6ft (1.9m)16s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), 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 Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
4
5
5
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2785
2093
1884
1609
1651
1672
1412
1412
1412
1323
1271
1547
1845
2062
1825
1940
1611
2084
2160
2825
3022
3182
3589
3455
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
45
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
W
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
11:38AM0.79m
00:35AM0.70m
12:32PM0.75m
1:25AM0.74m
1:21PM0.70m
2:11AM0.76m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.10m
6:27AM0.23m
7:00PM0.11m
7:28AM0.23m
7:39PM0.13m
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:06
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—
—
—
—
—
8:06
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:06
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:06
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:31
—
—
—
6:31
 mm
1
1
—
2
2
6
5
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
2
2
1
—
—
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
20
20
20
19
20
21
22
22
20
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
20
19
19
16
15
14
15
15
16
18
18
15
15
16
16
16
18
16
17
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.1
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.1
SW
9
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
2785
2093
1884
1609
1651
1672
1412
1412
1412
1323
1271
1547
1845
2062
1825
582
1024
744
2160
2825
3022
3182
3589
3455
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.5
SE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
N
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.3
S
9
Energy kJ
186
173
182
187
203
149
108
87
89
78
31
364
346
68
220
1940
1611
2084
618
561
474
261
329
251
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
11
0.7
E
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.8
E
8
0.5
SE
9
0.7
ENE
8
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
10
60
61
61
58
52
100
64
43
40
31
31
82
36
65
178
127
103
85
154
188
155
182
171
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
2.1
NNE
7
1.3
NW
6
1.4
WNW
6
2.2
NW
7
1.4
WSW
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
114
133
164
151
140
219
170
252
285
295
482
107
119
503
135
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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Concepcion
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Concepcion
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Concepcion
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Concepcion
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Concepcion
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Concepcion
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Concepcion
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Concepcion
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Concepcion
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Lebu
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Ovahe
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Ovahe
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
9
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
3541
3562
3562
3562
3525
3562
3562
3541
3541
3541
3541
3525
3525
3525
3525
12
12
12
6
6
1
0
0
6
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Tahai
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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Concepcion
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La Cosa
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El Loa
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
9
9
9
8
8
7
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
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