Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
30.0°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
8
0.8
SSW
14
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
268
206
176
314
522
528
703
703
671
602
595
595
757
757
748
729
711
711
711
729
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:32AM0.71m
4:30AM0.78m
3:23PM0.32m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.20m
7:44PM0.18m
12:32PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:39
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6:14
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1
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2
2
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Temp °C
28
30
29
27
26
26
25
24
26
29
29
27
26
25
25
25
27
28
29
27
26
Feels °C
31
32
31
32
30
30
28
26
29
32
32
31
30
29
28
28
31
32
33
31
30
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