Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.6°C
1.9° 

Papanoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Papanoa today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
347
282
353
323
362
357
327
465
408
327
319
298
390
475
475
481
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
S
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
E
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:36PM0.50m
10:12AM0.73m
8:46PM0.50m
10:40AM0.69m
8:53PM0.50m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.04m
4:10PM0.35m
3:16AM0.06m
4:31PM0.38m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:01
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
28
31
30
28
27
28
28
28
29
30
31
29
29
Feels °C
32
31
29
29
31
34
33
30
28
29
29
29
31
33
33
31
32
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