Papa Tangaroa Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 2PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s
Evening (05 Aug)16ft (5.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 82mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SE
11
5
SE
11
5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
11
4.5
SE
10
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
4
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4878
5837
6022
6152
5662
5094
4638
4005
3930
3998
3675
3429
2891
2536
2536
2915
2810
2622
2508
2584
2457
Wind (km/h)
65
S
50
SSE
60
SSE
65
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
55
SSE
50
SE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:23PM0.60m
1:01AM0.80m
1:02PM0.61m
1:38AM0.87m
1:40PM0.61m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.26m
6:22PM0.17m
7:27AM0.22m
6:56PM0.13m
8:08AM0.19m
7:33PM0.09m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
26
29
8
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
5
7
5
5
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
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