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Papamoa Beach Park Surf Photo: 'Wild Sunday' by Cheni Wilson

Lat Long: 37.69° S 176.28° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papamoa Beach Park sea temperature is

15.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNW
	12 s	cross- on	5 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
	12 s	on	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE	ENE	NNW	N
	12 s	on	12 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE
	12 s	on	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE
	12 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N		ENE	NNW
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	NNW
	12 s	glass		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNE		ENE	N
	12 s	glass		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N		ENE	N
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NNW	NNW	ENE	N
	12 s	cross	4 s	12 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NNW	ENE
	12 s	cross	6 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW	NNW	ENE
	7 s	cross	7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW	NNW	ENE
	8 s	cross	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	WNW	NNW	ENE
	8 s	cross- off	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW	NNW	ENE
	8 s	cross	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW	NNW	ENE
	8 s	cross	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NW	NNW	ENE
	8 s	cross	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Papamoa Beach Park around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and one minute after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (2.1 ft). Range 2.07m (6.8 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Papamoa Beach Park Surf Photo: 'Wild Sunday' by Cheni Wilson

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User: Cheni Wilson (5 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:16 am 5 May 2013