Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.1°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
299
248
293
252
312
444
444
375
460
565
752
671
786
663
780
762
709
691
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:36PM0.45m
5:43AM0.68m
5:38PM0.46m
6:26AM0.75m
6:19PM0.48m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.26m
12:31PM0.29m
11:22PM0.20m
1:08PM0.25m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
3
3
2
Temp °C
32
30
29
27
26
26
28
29
29
29
27
27
27
27
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
36
35
36
33
29
29
32
32
33
34
32
32
31
31
32
34
33
33
32
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