Papanoa surf break

Papanoa surfForecast / Guerrero / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 03 May 2026 CST
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Papanoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Papanoa sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Papanoa today?

The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (03 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
169
134
154
152
183
183
183
171
206
261
441
441
441
441
305
309
305
372
418
424
435
459
465
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:59PM0.72m
5:17AM0.33m
5:39PM0.75m
5:52AM0.36m
6:14PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.26m
00:50AM0.25m
9:58AM0.23m
1:03AM0.23m
10:49AM0.20m
1:21AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:15
6:15
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7:02
7:02
7:04
7:04
Temp °C
29
31
31
30
27
27
27
26
30
32
31
30
27
27
26
26
29
31
31
29
27
26
26
26
31
32
31
30
29
29
29
27
31
33
31
31
30
30
29
28
31
32
32
30
30
29
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
Energy kJ
117
102
102
104
106
106
106
183
104
104
261
441
441
441
441
305
309
305
372
418
424
435
459
465
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
171
169
134
125
121
183
183
106
140
140
108
80
78
77
75
75
74
74
52
52
50
44
43
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.5
SW
18
0.4
W
4
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
12
80
111
154
152
80
142
130
171
206
113
6
6
5
5
150
6
31
18
18
18
19
20
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
11
10
10
9
9
9
3
9
13
11
11
8
5
10
7
7
5
10
9
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
586
586
299
12
0
6
0
120
633
611
633
100
0
21
0
38
633
633
633
41
21
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guerrero
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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