Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 CST
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Papanoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
94
139
132
132
130
126
215
222
109
109
163
184
255
135
187
126
137
67
85
78
95
93
67
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:40AM0.62m
9:45PM0.52m
11:48AM0.61m
9:17PM0.46m
1:21PM0.62m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.37m
4:13AM0.22m
6:03PM0.44m
4:38AM0.23m
5:12AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:18
6:16
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7:01
7:01
7:01
7:02
Temp °C
28
30
30
29
27
26
26
25
28
30
30
29
26
26
25
25
27
30
30
29
27
26
25
25
33
33
33
32
31
31
30
29
32
32
31
31
29
30
29
29
31
31
30
31
30
30
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
101
94
139
128
128
130
57
215
222
63
67
134
184
255
135
187
126
137
56
54
37
36
60
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
49
48
46
45
61
58
126
57
58
109
109
163
69
33
59
59
57
56
67
85
78
95
93
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
W
8
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
W
13
Energy kJ
96
92
83
132
132
86
57
14
22
48
49
19
20
41
33
40
18
17
22
22
17
5
34
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
Energy kJ
6
4
8
1
2
1
30
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
634
634
633
38
0
12
0
0
633
641
481
41
21
0
0
0
638
638
525
60
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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