Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 4PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 962 | 754 | 812 | 765 | 784 | 684 | 678 | 657 | 1066 | 1439 | 2440 | 2676 | 3124 | 3055 | 5030 | 4687 | 5845 | 4604 | 7105 | 8695 | 5561 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:22AM0.72m | 8:26PM0.52m | 9:42AM0.68m | 8:40PM0.52m | 9:58AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.31m | 2:40AM0.11m | 3:37PM0.33m | 3:03AM0.16m | 3:50PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 962 | 754 | 812 | 466 | 784 | 684 | 678 | 657 | 1066 | 1439 | 2440 | 2676 | 3124 | 3055 | 5030 | 4687 | 5845 | 4604 | 7105 | 8695 | 5561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 107 | 110 | 200 | 765 | 669 | 653 | 560 | 560 | 644 | 644 | 644 | 486 | 480 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 103 | 78 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 20 | 41 | 204 | 280 | 371 | 587 | 631 | 700 | 963 | 443 | 696 | 555 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 605 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 481 | 112 | 100 | 67 | 41 | 41 | 100 | 84 | 112 | 229 | 84 |
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