Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.4° C
1.9° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.7
S
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
264
310
310
310
246
242
175
172
181
187
232
232
181
173
138
286
215
157
108
160
246
362
366
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:42PM0.74m
1:31AM0.45m
3:47PM0.71m
3:44AM0.47m
4:49PM0.68m
5:35AM0.54m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.06m
9:44PM0.38m
8:10AM0.15m
10:45PM0.32m
9:48AM0.23m
11:36PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
2
7
7
4
5
1
Temp °C
29
31
32
31
28
27
27
26
28
31
31
30
28
27
26
25
26
29
31
30
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
33
34
35
35
33
31
31
29
32
34
34
34
33
32
31
29
30
32
34
34
33
32
29
29
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