Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.0°C
0.6° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1038
1024
1024
911
911
911
911
869
869
742
732
732
732
722
722
712
659
649
609
777
897
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
NE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:16AM0.74m
8:00PM0.51m
8:34AM0.70m
8:19PM0.52m
8:45AM0.65m
8:43PM0.55m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.25m
1:46AM0.16m
2:47PM0.26m
2:11AM0.20m
2:58PM0.27m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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part cloud
thunderstorm
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6:35
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6:37
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6:37
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6:17
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6:17
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6:16
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 mm
1
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1
1
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1
4
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1
1
Temp °C
27
29
30
28
27
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
27
26
26
25
27
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
31
34
36
34
33
33
30
29
32
35
34
34
32
30
30
28
31
33
34
33
33
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