Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papanoa today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papanoa at 5AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Papanoa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 849 | 784 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 597 | 514 | 597 | 606 | 614 | 702 | 274 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM0.61m | 5:38PM0.56m | 6:48AM0.69m | 6:27PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.26m | 11:59AM0.32m | 11:55PM0.19m | 1:02PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 849 | 784 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 685 | 614 | 614 | 606 | 597 | 514 | 597 | 606 | 614 | 702 | 261 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | W 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 64 | 61 | 61 | 45 | 48 | 46 | 68 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 274 | 281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | SE 7 | SW 19 | S 12 | SSE 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 68 | 75 | 68 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 556 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 556 | 41 | 0 |
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