Papanoa Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.17° N 100.76° W

Papanoa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
31.2°C
1.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
367
302
302
299
295
193
183
176
174
171
171
209
207
316
316
251
587
376
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:01PM0.50m
11:38AM0.61m
9:09PM0.49m
12:11PM0.56m
Low Tide
4:53PM0.41m
4:02AM0.14m
5:19PM0.44m
4:25AM0.21m
5:58PM0.45m
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6:28
6:28
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7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
32
30
28
26
25
26
28
30
31
30
28
27
26
26
28
31
32
30
28
Feels °C
34
33
32
30
28
29
31
33
34
34
33
31
30
30
32
34
35
34
32
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