Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
21.8° 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.


How big are the waves at Papa Tangaroa today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 6PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)18s
Afternoon (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (03 Jul)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
5
6
5
7
6
5
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6730
6916
6837
7100
6855
5887
5672
5252
4355
3684
3116
2454
2155
1846
1693
1671
1552
1469
1297
1279
1407
1358
1321
1426
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
55
NW
55
NW
55
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:18AM0.69m
10:41PM0.49m
10:10AM0.68m
11:27PM0.54m
10:58AM0.66m
00:04AM0.59m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.27m
3:32AM0.37m
5:14PM0.25m
4:43AM0.36m
5:45PM0.23m
5:43AM0.34m
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clear
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:36
6:36
6:37
 mm
6
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
13
13
15
16
16
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
6730
6916
6837
7100
6855
5887
5672
5252
4355
3684
3116
2454
2155
1846
1693
1671
1447
1447
1297
1279
1407
1358
1321
1426
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
76
74
74
57
55
55
55
55
42
51
52
55
39
39
43
30
31
18
18
22
11
264
576
1285
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
12
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
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
74
17
27
26
23
23
22
12
19
4
4
4
14
5
1
11
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
1.7
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
W
8
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
9
4
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
Energy kJ
26
71
188
272
410
860
1249
1483
1552
1469
1487
1604
1746
2419
2317
2395
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
6
8
7
6
6
2
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
6
2
2
2
2
3577
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
3525
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Rating
(10 max)
7
8
6
8
7
6
6
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Rating
(10 max)
7
8
6
8
7
6
6
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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