Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.8° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 3PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
3
4
4
3
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
455
546
450
450
441
507
470
528
528
522
522
621
628
726
901
920
450
446
745
754
763
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:06AM0.80m
7:40PM0.51m
8:33AM0.78m
7:59PM0.51m
8:59AM0.76m
8:14PM0.51m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.23m
1:32AM0.06m
2:48PM0.25m
1:56AM0.06m
3:07PM0.28m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
6:40
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
31
31
30
28
27
27
26
28
31
31
29
27
27
26
26
28
31
30
29
27
Feels °C
31
34
34
34
32
31
31
29
32
34
33
32
30
31
30
30
32
34
32
32
30
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