Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 232 | 232 | 181 | 173 | 171 | 286 | 269 | 155 | 108 | 160 | 246 | 366 | 366 | 283 | 183 | 179 | 139 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47PM0.71m | 3:44AM0.47m | 4:49PM0.68m | 5:35AM0.54m | 5:44PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.32m | 9:48AM0.23m | 11:36PM0.25m | 11:20AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 187 | 232 | 232 | 181 | 173 | 140 | 286 | 269 | 155 | 108 | 160 | 198 | 202 | 366 | 150 | 137 | 137 | 139 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 48 | 174 | 47 | 46 | 171 | 171 | 40 | 59 | 104 | 91 | 148 | 246 | 366 | 145 | 283 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 254 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 7 | S 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 174 | 37 | 171 | 171 | 28 | 138 | 104 | 85 | 27 | 17 | 63 | 26 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 183 | 179 | 127 | 96 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 8 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 633 | 556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 351 | 299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 556 | 556 | 344 | 0 |
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