Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.1°C
2.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5AM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
3
3
4
4
4
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
19
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
726
901
920
476
446
745
754
754
851
974
962
962
841
812
774
669
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:59PM0.51m
8:59AM0.76m
8:14PM0.51m
9:22AM0.72m
8:26PM0.52m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.06m
3:07PM0.28m
2:18AM0.08m
3:23PM0.31m
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6:31
6:31
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6:40
6:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
28
31
31
29
28
27
26
26
28
30
29
28
27
Feels °C
32
32
32
30
32
34
33
32
31
31
30
30
33
33
33
33
32
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