Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.17° S 109.38° W

Papa Tangaroa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papa Tangaroa sea temperature is
20.4°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papa Tangaroa at 2PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-06) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.5
SW
19
1.7
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3132
3053
2936
2897
2668
2708
2527
2492
2216
2053
1875
1639
1660
2117
2042
2429
3894
3625
3296
2726
2692
2658
2481
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55AM0.90m
2:20PM0.63m
2:34AM0.89m
2:58PM0.65m
3:14AM0.84m
3:38PM0.65m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.06m
8:05PM0.09m
9:06AM0.07m
8:47PM0.09m
9:42AM0.09m
9:32PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:52
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7:52
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7:50
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8:19
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8:19
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8:20
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 mm
2
2
2
2
4
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1
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2
1
4
3
Temp °C
17
16
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
Feels °C
17
14
15
13
11
12
12
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
14
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