Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 489 | 592 | 641 | 657 | 649 | 632 | 496 | 437 | 431 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 342 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:31AM0.75m | 7:05PM0.55m | 8:09AM0.78m | 7:37PM0.54m | 8:42AM0.79m | 8:03PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.28m | 1:09AM0.09m | 2:27PM0.27m | 1:39AM0.07m | 2:58PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 482 | 489 | 592 | 641 | 657 | 649 | 632 | 496 | 437 | 431 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 342 | 332 | 290 | 229 | 101 | 106 | 219 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 43 | 82 | 79 | 102 | 49 | 68 | 54 | 72 | 66 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 88 | 84 | 103 | 99 | 99 | 225 | 222 | 79 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SE 8 | WNW 4 | W 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | W 4 | SW 18 | W 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 67 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | E 7 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 633 | 586 | 586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 634 | 556 | 317 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 586 | 41 | 0 |
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