Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.5° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1
S
13
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
655
324
648
677
653
748
813
803
793
763
733
733
574
566
529
478
471
404
357
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:32PM0.63m
7:45AM0.70m
7:13PM0.60m
8:31AM0.74m
7:49PM0.57m
Low Tide
12:38PM0.29m
00:59AM0.13m
1:42PM0.31m
1:34AM0.10m
2:35PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:19
7:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
30
28
27
27
26
28
31
31
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
33
34
32
31
30
29
32
34
33
32
31
31
29
30
32
33
33
33
32
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