Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 6AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1158
1255
1115
1115
1115
1101
1101
1074
849
784
685
685
685
623
614
614
606
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
N
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
W
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:11AM0.52m
4:33PM0.56m
5:51AM0.61m
5:38PM0.56m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.33m
10:20AM0.33m
11:08PM0.26m
11:59AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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
2
1
1
3
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
30
33
32
31
29
28
27
26
29
33
32
30
28
Feels °C
33
33
32
31
35
35
34
34
33
33
32
30
33
35
34
33
33
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