Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.7° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 9AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
3
1
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
312
444
444
375
460
565
752
671
795
663
780
762
709
691
788
969
957
768
749
584
568
561
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
0
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:43AM0.68m
5:38PM0.46m
6:26AM0.75m
6:19PM0.48m
7:03AM0.79m
6:51PM0.50m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.29m
11:22PM0.20m
1:08PM0.25m
00:02AM0.15m
1:38PM0.23m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:45
6:44
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
28
31
31
30
28
27
27
27
29
31
31
30
28
27
25
25
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
29
31
32
35
34
34
32
31
31
31
33
34
33
33
32
31
28
28
32
34
34
34
32
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