Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 25 May 2026 CST
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Papanoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
720
720
720
840
840
818
711
701
691
538
530
523
508
501
501
501
424
418
418
384
384
390
384
373
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:43PM0.61m
10:08AM0.67m
9:04PM0.54m
11:02AM0.67m
9:12PM0.48m
12:00PM0.67m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.14m
3:55PM0.38m
3:34AM0.15m
5:10PM0.42m
3:59AM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:10
7:12
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
30
32
32
31
29
28
28
27
29
32
32
31
29
28
28
27
29
32
31
30
33
34
33
33
35
34
34
33
33
33
33
31
34
34
33
34
32
32
32
31
32
33
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
720
720
720
840
840
818
711
701
691
538
530
523
508
501
501
501
424
418
418
384
384
390
384
373
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
56
55
42
41
41
40
40
27
38
38
34
34
33
33
33
33
32
32
32
32
32
33
32
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
8
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
E
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
19
9
4
4
5
2
2
1
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
1
66
66
65
66
66
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
6
0.3
WSW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
WNW
7
Energy kJ
10
14
8
9
8
5
9
5
5
9
5
3
8
10
4
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
60
0
6
0
0
638
634
634
60
0
0
0
0
317
638
638
100
12
0
0
100
634
1141
634
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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