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The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | SSW | SSW | WNW | WNW | WNW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | SSW | SSW |
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 142 | 160 | 124 | 178 | 176 | 215 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 208 | 206 | 203 | 194 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 219 | 172 | 147 | 106 | 103 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | NE | SW | SW | W | NNW | N | N | NE | ENE | SSW | SW | W | N | N | NNE | N | NNE | WSW | WSW | W | NW | NNW | NNE | NE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:59AM 0.81 | 3:10AM 0.83 | 1:17PM 0.37 | 4:11AM 0.84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:24PM 0.02 | 6:43PM 0.03 | 11:02AM 0.35 | 8:10PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |

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