Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.3° C
1.7° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
2
2
3
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
16
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
849
784
685
685
685
685
614
614
606
597
514
597
606
614
702
274
281
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
ESE
10
W
5
WNW
20
W
15
W
0
WSW
10
NNE
0
NE
10
NNE
0
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:51AM0.61m
5:38PM0.56m
6:48AM0.69m
6:27PM0.55m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.26m
11:59AM0.32m
11:55PM0.19m
1:02PM0.30m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
 mm
2
8
4
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
25
25
29
30
30
28
26
26
26
29
32
32
30
28
Feels °C
32
33
31
28
29
34
32
33
34
30
31
30
33
35
34
33
31
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