Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.1°C
1.0° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
577
577
577
494
487
480
421
336
273
269
269
269
269
269
242
186
186
131
155
234
277
284
481
181
170
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:54AM0.76m
7:08PM0.45m
7:20AM0.74m
7:37PM0.48m
7:39AM0.70m
8:05PM0.51m
Low Tide
1:39PM0.21m
00:23AM0.20m
1:56PM0.22m
00:55AM0.23m
2:10PM0.23m
1:26AM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
27
29
28
27
26
25
24
24
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
24
26
29
29
27
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
29
31
33
31
32
30
29
27
27
30
31
32
32
30
29
29
27
29
32
32
31
30
28
27
27
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